N7073X1965 Beechcraft T42
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- United States Air Force - Owner
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Peterson Afb, CO
- Certificate issued
- Jul 14, 1993
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 12, 1996
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- T42
- Year
- 1965
- Serial number
- TF-21
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A97166
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1993 – nowUnited States Air Force - OwnerPeterson Afb, CO · current
- 1963 – 1970Bridgeport Flight Service INCStratford, CT · different airframe: Cessna 150a S/N 15059173
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · cable · frayedSep 13, 2014
DURING OVERHHAUL OF MLG STRUTS, FOUND LT UPLOCK CABLE BROKEN. DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE UPLOCK CABLE ASSY, FOUND THE RT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR RETRACT ARM ALSO BROKEN AND THE ACTUATOR ROD BENT. CAUSE WAS LANDING GEAR OUT OF RIG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026