N9085U1986 Piper PA-42-720R
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 7, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Department Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Dec 18, 1986
- Canceled
- Mar 7, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Patrolling
- Airworthiness date
- May 11, 2001
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
- Piper
- Model
- PA-42-720R
- Year
- 1986
- Serial number
- 42-5501034
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 11
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC8FFE
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1986 – 2018Department Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC
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.
ADs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-14-08 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-42 Series Airplanes | Aug 21, 2000 | Airframe (PA-42-720R)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Doors · structure · crackedAug 7, 2006
FOUND CRACK IN LT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ON RADIUS OF FRONT STIFFENER SECTION. ALSO FOUND CRACK IN RT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AT FORWARD HINGE ATTACH POINT. HAVE PREVIOUSLY FOUND CRACKS IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS ON 4 OTHER PA-42'S. THE CRACKS ARE USUALLY IN THE DOOR HINGE ATTACH AREA. WE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · hydraulic line · damagedApr 10, 2006
AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION THE LANDING GEAR CAME UP BUT THE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN. THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WAS USED TO MAKE THE LANDING GEAR LOCK IN THE DOWN…
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