N5542Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Socata TB 10. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 25, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Socata TB 10 cancelled January 25, 2018
- Serial number
- 1191
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 27, 2003
- Last FAA action
- February 8, 2010
- Last owner
- Mcelroy David J (Individual)
Orlando, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-22-108 cancelled March 21, 1989
- Serial number
- 229333
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5542Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Socata TB 10 · serial 1191
The pilot/owner's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and the mechanic's failure to reattach the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm following maintenance of the carburetor.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-108 · serial 22-9333
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