N8554C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 4, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled November 4, 2013
- Serial number
- 32R-7680122
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 22, 1995
- Last FAA action
- May 9, 2007
- Last owner
- Air Carriers INC (Corporation)
Bessemer, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-18 cancelled February 9, 1954
- Serial number
- 18-2701
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 22, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piedomnt Aviation INC (Corporation)
Winston Salem, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8554C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-300 · serial 32R-7680122
A loss of engine power due to the failure of the number five connecting rod assembly as a result of fatigue cracks that were initiated in areas of galling. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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