# N5542Z: 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: January 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5542Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542Z

## Aircraft that carried N5542Z

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542Z-2018-01-25): Socata TB 10, S/N 1191. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcelroy David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20DAVID%20J), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- [Cancelled 1989-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542Z-1989-03-21): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 229333. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N5542Z (3)

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 ERA12FA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA514), Aug 19, 2012: Socata TB 10 (N5542Z), Shirley, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and the mechanic's failure to reattach the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm following maintenance of the…
- [NTSB FTW88LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA070), Feb 23, 1988: Piper PA-22-108 (N5542Z), Fabens, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2843](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2843), Jul 15, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5542Z), Anderson, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5542Z (2)

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 20120819018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819018819A), Aug 19, 2012: Socata TB 10 (N5542Z), Shirley, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. A/c departed from runway 33 at hwv Brookhaven Airport and sustained a power loss during climb out. A/c began a left turn and subsequently struck trees and the…
- [Accident 19880223003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223003349A), Feb 23, 1988: Piper STCPA22 (N5542Z), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine and intermittent power, crash landed in desert terrain. Exact cause unknown. Some fuel contamination.

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