# N5542: 1977 Bridgewater VOLKSPLANE, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bridgewater VOLKSPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bridgewater-volksplane) (registry code 0562018)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 82229
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1984
- Certificate issued: October 6, 2011
- Last registry action: October 6, 2011
- Mode S code: A710E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Mahoney Robin F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAHONEY%20ROBIN%20F)
- Location: [Foresthill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Foresthill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0549° N, 120.7540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95631, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542-2018-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bridgewater VOLKSPLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/bridgewater-volksplane.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19811102081799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102081799I), Nov 2, 1981: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N5542), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Left the end of the runway on high speed taxi. First time in homebuilt aircraft. Lost control unable to stop.

## Other aircraft with N5542

- [Cancelled 1934-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542-1934-07-02): Alexander EAGLEROCK A-1, S/N 517. Owner: [Dodson Roy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20ROY%20B), [Kirksville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kirksville)

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