N6542J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled November 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 17273887
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1991
- Last FAA action
- April 5, 2001
- Last owner
- Ate Of Texas INC (Corporation)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 28-4984
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Wilkinson Commander C K (Individual)
Riverside, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6542J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273887
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17273887
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in taking remedial action to regain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's improper flare for landing, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane; and the proximity of a pole to the runway.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273887
THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO BUZZ AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
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