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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N54500

N54500 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 18, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled November 18, 2014

Serial number
17274990
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
November 14, 2013
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Fairchild M-62A cancelled November 30, 1955

Serial number
4893AE
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 4, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Clark Norman C (Individual)
Muskogee, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N54500

ERA13CA086Accident on December 13, 2012 at Murfreesboro, TN: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274990

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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