Single-engine piston

N542L

Homebuilt PL-2-130

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
EDL1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Aiken, SC
Registration record

N542L on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PL-2-130
Serial
EDL1
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Aiken, SC
Certificate issued
2012-06-13
Airworthiness date
1986-06-16
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6E054
Mode S (octal)
51560124
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N542L.
  • 1986-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N542L

N542L is a Homebuilt PL-2-130, serial number EDL1. It is registered to an individual in Aiken, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 16, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542L.

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.