N9142B1986 Piper PA-42-720R
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 24, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- US Department Of Homeland Security
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Washington, DC
- Certificate issued
- Feb 17, 1994
- Canceled
- Oct 24, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Patrolling
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 19, 1986
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
- 42-5501038
- 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
- ACA827
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-60a
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1050 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1994 – 2013US Department Of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC
- until 1958Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 172 S/N 36742
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 (2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-60A)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
| 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.
- bolt · shearedMay 21, 2004
WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN TIGHT. AFTER EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THE (3) AN-3 BOLTS THAT SECURE THE NOSE STEERING LINKAGE TO THE TOP OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD SHEARED. FOUR OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE EXAMINED AND ONE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock actuator · mismanufacturedJun 1, 1999
EMERGENCY UPLOCK RELEASE ACTUATOR, PN WTC 2215-1, WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAK (HYD) AT ROD END. WHEN 'NEW' PART WAS INSTALLED (SAME P/N), IT LEAKED FROM END CAP. AFTER THIS, TWO OTHER ACTUATORS WERE TRIED WITH SAME RESULTS. THEY LEAKED WHILE PERFORMING MAIN/NOSE LANDING GEAR…
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