N2542L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Swanton Joseph M GYROCYCLE II. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 2, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Swanton Joseph M GYROCYCLE II cancelled August 2, 2020
- Serial number
- 99003
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 30, 2007
- Last FAA action
- January 3, 2017
- Last owner
- Swanton Joseph M (Individual)
Goose Lake, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled April 1, 2002
- Serial number
- 38-79A0756
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 18, 1993
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2002
- Last owner
- Dawn Aeronautics INC (Corporation)
New Castle, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2542L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0756
Inadequate clearance from obstacles, which resulted in birds strike. A factor was night conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site