N54TM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled May 15, 2015
- Serial number
- 28-7816150
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 15, 1997
- Last FAA action
- November 7, 2000
- Last owner
- Spicer Bryan (Individual)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N54TM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7816150
The flight instructor's failure to ensure adequate altitude/clearance with terrain, resulting in an encounter with a downdraft, loss of airspeed, onset of a stall/mush, and collision with high terrain.. Contributing factors were high density altitude, downdrafts, mountainous terrain, and trees.
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