# N6542J: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273887
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1991
- Last registry action: April 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A89E3D
- Owners when cancelled: [Ate Of Texas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATE%20OF%20TEXAS%20INC), [American Flyers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20FLYERS)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9697° N, 96.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6542J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6542J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542J-2013-11-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA003), Oct 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA140), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6542J), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in taking remedial action to regain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's improper…
- [NTSB MIA93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA132), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO BUZZ AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20021013036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021013036009A), Oct 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspectors statement: on 10/13/02 at about 16:30 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N6542J, registered to American flyers flight school crashed into…
- [Accident 19960421008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421008049A), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Began go around CFI cut power as 172 veered off runway. Hit iron pole 500FT off runway. (-23) no narrative.
- [Accident 19930412019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412019749A), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. Bored with training maneuvers descended to a low altitude. Struck wires. Remained aloft. Top tail fin sheared off.
- [Incident 19840506039229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840506039229I), May 6, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Chicago, IL. Student allowed aircraft to veer off the runway on the landing roll.

## Other aircraft with N6542J

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542J-undated): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-4984. Owner: [Wilkinson Commander C K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINSON%20COMMANDER%20C%20K), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)

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