# N542D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=542D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N542D

## Aircraft that carried N542D

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542D-2017-06-14): Shuff Doug MINI-500, S/N 245. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shuff Doug W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUFF%20DOUG%20W), [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)

## NTSB investigations on N542D (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 FTW91DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG09), May 21, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N542D), Goodwin, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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