# N5542Z: Socata TB 10, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Socata TB 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (registry code 8680696)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A51EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A51EU), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1191
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2003
- Last registry action: February 8, 2010
- Mode S code: A710FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcelroy David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20DAVID%20J)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4315° N, 81.3236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32827, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5542Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542Z-2018-01-25

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 Socata TB 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10.md

## NTSB investigations (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 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…

## 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.

- [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…

## Other aircraft with N5542Z

- [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

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