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N54378

N54378 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 24, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.

N54378 is reserved by United Airlines INC since March 4, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 4, 2027.

Cessna 172P cancelled February 24, 1997

Serial number
17274967
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 21, 1981
Last FAA action
November 20, 1996
Last owner
Deming Flying Svc INC (Corporation)
Deming, NM
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-34-200 cancelled January 15, 1974

Serial number
347450058
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
United Kingdom
Certificate issued
December 20, 1973
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Interflight INC (Corporation)
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

Interstate S-1B1 cancelled March 1, 1949

Serial number
188
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 29, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Brown Charles E & L Slade Brown (Partnership)
Orange, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Fairchild M-62A cancelled October 3, 1945

Serial number
T41-1242
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 21, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Texas State College For Women (Corporation)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N54378

FTW95FA050Accident on November 18, 1994 at Deming, NM: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274967

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE IN MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE RISING TERRAIN AND GUSTY, HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

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