Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
MORAVAN Z242L
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
Registered
19
Year Range
1992–1999
NTSB Events
1
Airworthiness Directives
8
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered MORAVAN Z242L aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- WI 21.1% 4
- FL 15.8% 3
- CO 10.5% 2
- CA 10.5% 2
- TX 5.3% 1
- WA 5.3% 1
- NV 5.3% 1
- MT 5.3% 1
- MD 5.3% 1
- NC 5.3% 1
+2 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 73.7% 14
- Unknown 26.3% 5
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving MORAVAN Z242L aircraft
1 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 1.
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Dec 21, 1983
N242AGKANSAS CITY, Kansas
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to MORAVAN Z242L
8 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 8.
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Aug 12, 2011
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines
We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to the products listed above. The existing AD currently requires replacing certain crankshafts. Since we issued that AD, Lycoming Engines discovered that the start date of affected engine models in Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) No. 569A,…
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May 31, 2007
Airworthiness Directives; MORAVAN a.s. Model Z242L Airplanes
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
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Sep 29, 2006
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 series reciprocating engines. This AD requires replacing certain crankshafts. This AD results from reports of 23 confirmed failures of similar crank…
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Mar 23, 2006
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 series reciprocating engines. This AD requires replacing certain crankshafts. This AD results from a crankshaft failure in a Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 reciprocating en…
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Dec 27, 2005
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO- 360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 series reciprocating engines. This proposed AD would require replacing certain crankshafts. This proposed AD results from a report of a crankshaft failure…
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Sep 16, 2005
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 series reciprocating engines rated at 300 horsepower (HP) or lower. This AD requires replacing certain crankshafts. This AD resu…
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Jul 22, 2005
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lycoming Engines (formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO- 360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 series reciprocating engines rated at 300 horsepower (HP) or lower. This proposed AD would require replacing certain cran…
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Jan 31, 2003
Airworthiness Directives; MORAVAN a.s. Model Z-242L Airplanes
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all MORAVAN a.s. (Moravan) Model Z-242L airplanes. This AD establishes a technical service life for these airplanes by restricting Acrobatic and Utility category operations and requiring replacement of the wings after a certain operational time p…
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for MORAVAN Z242L
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 19 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
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| N212JG | TX | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242AB | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242AD | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242AG | WI | 1994 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N242CM | WI | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242DC | CA | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242DG | FL | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242DK | CA | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242HH | WI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242JM | WA | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242LH | NV | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242MP | MT | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242MZ | MD | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242PN | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N242TH | DC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3ZA | IL | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7ZA | FL | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8ZA | CO | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9MZ | WI | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →