# N5542U: 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: July 2, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5542U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542U

## Aircraft that carried N5542U

- [Cancelled 2022-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542U-2022-07-02): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26264, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lightning Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTNING%20AVIATION), [Foley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Foley)

## NTSB investigations on N5542U (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 ERA19FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA164), May 6, 2019: Piper PA28 (N5542U), Foley, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following the loss of power, which resulted in an…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5542U (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 20190506006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506006479A), May 6, 2019: Piper PA-28-140 (N5542U), Foley, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft conducting instructional touch and go/engine out procedures. During climb out, the aircraft lost power and stalled to the left. Aircraft impacted the…

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