N54020 — 1981 Cessna 172P

Aircraft record

Serial number

17274848

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172P

Year

1981

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N54020 →

Accident & incident history

1. OPS08IA012Aug 27, 2008Reading, PANo injuries

   The tower local controller permitted an aircraft to conduct a low approach and another aircraft to land on a closed runway. Contributing to the incident were the arrival radar controller who failed to correct the local controller when advised an aircraft would be landing on a closed runway and the facility management's tower staffing policy.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1981 Cessna 172P).

1. Aug 10, 2018deregistered — Raritan Valley Flying School

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N54020 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1981 Cessna 172P above.

• until Nov 2, 1972Grudieaire GH4 (s/n 7466)

Frequently asked

Has N54020 been in an accident?

Yes. N54020 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N54020?

N54020 is a 1981 Cessna 172P (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17274848.