N54971 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 30, 2013. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal".
Cessna 172P cancelled January 30, 2013
- Serial number
- 17275095
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 1983
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Lafayette Aviation INC (Corporation)
West Lafayette, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N54971
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17275095
The pilot stalled the airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the tailwind landing, and the pilot's failure to put the carburetor Heat to "OFF" during the go-around.
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