N54857 — 1975 Piper PA-23-250

Aircraft record

Serial number

27-7554157

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-23-250

Year

1975

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser

Registration

Active

Registered to

Mach Tuck Llc — Daytona Beach, FL

View the FAA registry record for N54857 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR18FA073Jan 12, 2018Elko, NVFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in the flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument meteorological conditions, icing, and mountain wave, and resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1975 Piper PA-23-250).

1. Dec 20, 2010registered — Mach Tuck Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N54857 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1975 Piper PA-23-250 above.

• until Jan 12, 1954North American AT-6A (s/n 78-6456)

Frequently asked

Has N54857 been in an accident?

Yes. N54857 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.

What kind of aircraft is N54857?

N54857 is a 1975 Piper PA-23-250 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 27-7554157.

Who is N54857 registered to?

N54857 is registered to Mach Tuck Llc of Daytona Beach, FL. Registration status: active.

Has N54857 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N54857 (WPR18FA073) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.