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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7542K

N7542K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna P210N. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 2, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N7542K is reserved by Southwest Airlines CO. since July 4, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 4, 2027.

Cessna P210N cancelled June 2, 2000

Serial number
P21000405
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 17, 1997
Last FAA action
July 17, 1997
Last owner
Suessmann Werner H (Individual)
Dallas, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-18 cancelled October 17, 1950

Serial number
18-258
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Chile
Certificate issued
July 26, 1950
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Frank Sheridan Jonas INC (Corporation)
New York, NY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N7542K

FTW00FA001Accident on October 2, 1999 at Spicewood, TX: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna P210N · serial P21000405

The pilot's delayed application of full throttle during a go-around, which resulted in a slow airspeed and inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's habit of only applying partial power during takeoff.

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