N54403 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR cancelled April 14, 2003
- Serial number
- 1387
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 23, 2000
- Last FAA action
- February 18, 2003
- Last owner
- G V S CORP (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N54403
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan ST3KR · serial 1387
The pilot's improper judgment to conduct a precautionary landing when he first experienced a partial loss of engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was a reported partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan PT-22 · serial 1387
THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION'S (EAA'S) INADEQUATE PROCEDURE FOR PROVIDING CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT, ITS INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION, AND INADEQUATE COORDINATION BY GROUND PERSONNEL. RELATED FACTORS WERE: THE GROUND PERSONNEL'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, AND THE PRESENCE OF OTHER AIRCRAFT.
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