Single-engine piston

N54173

1942 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
75-6574
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mike Lima Partners LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N54173 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1 (FAA: Boeing B75N1)
Serial
75-6574
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Mike Lima Partners LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-07-11
Airworthiness date
1996-08-22
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6DF0C
Mode S (octal)
51557414
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N54173 to the current registrant.
  • 2024-07-18
    Accident at Hollister, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N54173

N54173 is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1 (FAA model B75N1), serial number 75-6574. The FAA register lists Mike Lima Partners LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated August 22, 1996.

N54173 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-07-18 Accident · Hollister, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR24LA250
Reported aircraft: Boeing B75N1/N2S-3
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of directional control on landing, which resulted in a nose over.
NTSB report ↗
1984-08-18 Accident · Fortress Creek, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC84FA141
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P — a different aircraft that carried the N54173 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.