N5542R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 1996. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172F cancelled October 22, 1996
- Serial number
- 17253126
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 10, 1995
- Last FAA action
- September 29, 1995
- Last owner
- Dornink Ronald K DBA (Individual)
Freeport, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5542R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17253126
The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17253126
the failure of the pilot of the Acro II, N40LF, to maintain clearance from the Cessna 172, N5542R.
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