Models / Aeronca / L-3B / N42B Aircraft record N42B 1942 Aeronca L-3B Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Nov 2016) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Sep 30, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2016 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state The Villages, FL
Certificate issued Sep 17, 2020
Expires Sep 30, 2027
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Jul 31, 1980 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Aeronca
Model L-3B
Year 1942
Serial number 058B2692
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A4F95F Engine
Make and model Cont Motor C85 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 85 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2020 – now Individual owner The Villages, FL · current 1983 – 1992 Individual owner Princeton, MN · different airframe: Beechcraft V35b S/N D9095 until 2013 Individual owner Redding, CA · different airframe: Matthews D T Mini 500 Heli/Revltn S/N 0442b Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record