N8542 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Ayres Corporation S2R-R1820. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 29, 1999. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Ayres Corporation S2R-R1820 cancelled July 29, 1999
- Serial number
- R1820-012DC
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 11, 1993
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 1999
- Last owner
- Bates Bruce E DBA (Individual)
Condon, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bellanca 7GCBC cancelled September 26, 1974
- Serial number
- 453-73
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Williams Roger (Individual)
Hammond, MT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8542
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ayres S2R · serial R-1820-0012
A LOOSE CARBURETOR. FACTORS INCLUDE NO SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR MAKING A FORCED LANDING, AND TREES IN THE FIELD WHERE THE FORCED LANDING TOOK PLACE.
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