# N5ZA: Moravan Z242L, registration cancelled 2000-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moravan Z242L](https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-z242l) (registry code 5920207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A76EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A76EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0695
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1999
- Last registry action: August 19, 1999
- Mode S code: A6377E
- Owners when cancelled: [Bitton Daniel A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITTON%20DANIEL%20A), [Collins Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Waukegan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Waukegan)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4038° N, 87.8536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60087, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5ZA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5ZA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5ZA-2000-08-17

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 Moravan Z242L: https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-z242l.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 CHI00MA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00MA066), Feb 8, 2000: Moravan Z242L (N5ZA), Zion, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Clearance not maintained by the pilot of the other airplane. A factor relating to the accident was the airport control tower's local controller's failure to provide effective sequencing.

## 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 20000208011581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000208011581A), Feb 8, 2000: Zlin Z242L (N5ZA), Chicago/Waukega, IL, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On February 8, 2000, N99063, a Cessna 172, was conducting takeoffs and ladings to a full stop at the Waukegan airport, Waukegan, Illinois. N99063 had…

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