N542AJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Joby Aviation JAS4-2 built in 2019. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 24, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N542AJ is reserved by a private party since December 24, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Joby Aviation JAS4-2 cancelled December 24, 2022
- Serial number
- JAS4-201
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Electric
- Year built
- 2019
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 19, 2019
- Last FAA action
- April 13, 2022
- Last owner
- Joby Aero INC (Corporation)
Santa Cruz, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Unmanned aircraft, research and development
NTSB accident and incident record under N542AJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Joby Aero INC JAS4-2 · serial JAS4-201
The separation of a propeller blade during expansion flight testing that resulted in cascading effects to include the separation of multiple propulsion motor/propeller assemblies and the loss of remote pilot control of the aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the tilt rotor actuator linkage for propulsion station 3 that allowed some propeller blades to be at a steeper angle than commanded.
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