Single-engine piston

N542EZ

Homebuilt Long-Ez

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cottonwood, CA
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Registration record

N542EZ on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Long-Ez
Serial
80
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cottonwood, CA
Certificate issued
2026-05-06
Airworthiness date
1983-10-24
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6DFD6
Mode S (octal)
51557726
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N542EZ.
  • 1983-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N542EZ

N542EZ is a Homebuilt Long-Ez, serial number 80. It is registered to an individual in Cottonwood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 24, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N542EZ. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-07-06 Accident · Saratoga, WY Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN06CA093
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305A — a different aircraft that carried the N542EZ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the takeoff roll.
1997-08-09 Accident · Aspen, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA306
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305A (L-19) — a different aircraft that carried the N542EZ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain direction control of the aircraft during landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear. A related factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.