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N54016

N54016 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled April 9, 2013

Serial number
17274846
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 15, 1985
Last FAA action
July 30, 1988
Last owner
Hayes Thomas W (Individual)
Anacortes, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Piper PA-23 cancelled October 3, 1975

Serial number
27-7405365
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Switzerland
Certificate issued
August 9, 1974
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Interaviation-American Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Coral Gables, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N54016

SEA85LA199Accident on August 19, 1985 at Preston, ID: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274846

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site