# N2542L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 2, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2542L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2542L

## Aircraft that carried N2542L

- [Cancelled 2020-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542L-2020-08-02): Swanton Joseph M GYROCYCLE II, S/N 99003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Swanton Joseph M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWANTON%20JOSEPH%20M), [Goose Lake, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Goose%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 2002-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542L-2002-04-01): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0756, built 1979. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dawn Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWN%20AERONAUTICS%20INC), [New Castle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/New%20Castle)

## NTSB investigations on N2542L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA058), Apr 3, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N2542L), New Castle, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate clearance from obstacles, which resulted in birds strike. A factor was night conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2542L (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940402000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402000279A), Apr 2, 1994: Piper PA38112 (N2542L), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. On night approach to arpt. Bird strike occured 7MILES from runway. Lost electrical power. Battery/firewall damaged.

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