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N5ZA

N5ZA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Moravan Z242L. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 17, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N5ZA is reserved by a private party since April 25, 2017. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 25, 2027.

Moravan Z242L cancelled August 17, 2000

Serial number
0695
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 4, 1999
Last FAA action
August 19, 1999
Last owner
Bitton Daniel A (Co-owned)
Waukegan, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5ZA

CHI00MA066Accident on February 8, 2000 at Zion, IL: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Moravan Z242L · serial 0695

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the other airplane. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's poor visual lookout, and the airport control tower local controller's failure to provide effective sequencing.

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