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N5542R

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: October 22, 1996

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N5542R · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N5542R now.

1996Cessna 172F · S/N 17253126Cancelled Oct 22, 1996 · Dornink Ronald K DBA, Freeport, IL

NTSB investigations on N5542R · 2

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB CHI96LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Freeport, ILThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing.Jul 10, 1996 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI95LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Oshkosh, WIthe failure of the pilot of the Acro II, N40LF, to maintain clearance from the Cessna 172, N5542R.Jul 31, 1995 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports on N5542R · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19960710016669ACessna 172F · Freeport, ILToo low to land on runway. Veered into soybean field. Stalled impacted upslope and ground looped. (-23) on July 10, 1996, at 1400 CDT, a Cessna 172, N5542R, being flown by gerald qualter , private pilot, undershot the runway and collided with the terrain…Jul 10, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19950731020902ACessna 172F · Oshkosh, WITower asked plane to land mid runway behind Cessna. On ground roll impacted Cessna right wing. (-23) aircraft just landed and was getting ready to taxi off the runway when it was struck from behind by an acrosport. The acrosport as instructed by osh ATCT to…Jul 31, 1995 · Substantial damage