Airliner

N542UW

2009 Airbus A321-231

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2009
Serial
4134
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Iae V2533-A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N542UW on the FAA register

Type
2009 Airbus A321-231
Serial
4134
Engines
2 × Iae V2533-A5
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2015-12-30
Airworthiness date
2009-12-16
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6E131
Mode S (octal)
51560461
Seats (type)
379
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-08
    Accident at Waycross, GA.
  • 2015-12-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N542UW.
  • 2009-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N542UW

N542UW is a 2009 Airbus A321-231, serial number 4134. The FAA register lists American Airlines Inc as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 30, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Iae V2533-A5 engines and 379 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 16, 2009.

N542UW has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-08-08 Accident · Waycross, GA Serious injury NTSB · DCA24LA255
Reported aircraft: Airbus A321-231
Probable cause: The aircraft s encounter with convectively induced turbulence.
NTSB report ↗

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.