N72054 — 1984 Beech A36

Aircraft record

Serial number

E-2181

Manufacturer

Beech

Model

A36

Year

1984

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Ama/expr Unknown Eng

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N72054 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA16FA064Dec 11, 2015Farmington, PAFatal · 3 fatal

   The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a cabin door came open in flight, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's misuse of amphetamine.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1984 Beech A36).

1. Mar 29, 2018deregistered — Carlson Terry A

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N72054 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1984 Beech A36 above.

• until Feb 12, 1982Reims CESSNA FRA 150M (s/n FRA150-0300)
• until May 8, 1969Cessna TU206D (s/n U206-1269)
• until Oct 6, 1954Luscombe 8A (s/n 3481)

Frequently asked

Has N72054 been in an accident?

Yes. N72054 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N72054?

N72054 is a 1984 Beech A36 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number E-2181.

Has N72054 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N72054 (ERA16FA064) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.