N54020 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled August 10, 2018
- Serial number
- 17274848
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 27, 2012
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2015
- Last owner
- Raritan Valley Flying School (Corporation)
Princeton, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Grudieaire GH4 cancelled November 2, 1972
- Serial number
- 7466
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 6, 1971
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mccoy Hugh M (Individual)
Severna Park, MD - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N54020
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172
The tower local controller permitted an aircraft to conduct a low approach and another aircraft to land on a closed runway. Contributing to the incident were the arrival radar controller who failed to correct the local controller when advised an aircraft would be landing on a closed runway and the facility management's tower staffing policy.
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