N5542U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N5542U is reserved by a private party since July 2, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled July 2, 2022
- Serial number
- 28-26264
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 29, 2013
- Last FAA action
- March 8, 2019
- Last owner
- Lightning Aviation (Corporation)
Foley, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5542U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28 · serial 28-26264
A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following the loss of power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
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