N54397 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 8, 2009. 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 2 times.
N54397 is reserved by United Airlines INC since March 4, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 4, 2027.
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled December 8, 2009
- Serial number
- 28-7405050
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 16, 1991
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Nilekani Vijay M (Co-owned)
Hockessin, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled November 30, 1955
- Serial number
- T42-3282
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 17, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Carroll C B (Individual)
Latrobe, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N54397
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-7405050
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power.
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