# N56542: 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: February 8, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56542

## Aircraft that carried N56542

- [Cancelled 2001-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56542-2001-02-08): Piper PA-36-285, S/N 36-7360055. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Special Air Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIAL%20AIR%20SERVICE%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N56542 (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 SEA93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA106), May 9, 1993: Piper PA-36 (N56542), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TURBULENCE, DOWNDRAFTS, POOR WEATHER EVALUATION AND ALTITUDE NOT MAINTAINED.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56542 (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 19930508013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508013399A), May 8, 1993: Piper PA36285 (N56542), Fort Benton, MT, Substantial damage. Flew low under rain squall. Downdraft forced aircraft to land in open field. Aircraft nosed up.

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