# N142NV: 2014 Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-dan-coppock-babe-e) (registry code 05633L1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Continental A80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (registry code 17006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 217](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20217) (Continental Motors Inc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GDC1
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 2014
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A0AB5E
- Registered owner: [Coppock Gerald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPPOCK%20GERALD%20D)
- Location: [Escanaba, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Escanaba)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7741° N, 87.1363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49829, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=142NV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142NV

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental A80 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Continental A80 series)

- [AD 69-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-09-01): Eisemann Magnetos · Eisemann Magnetos, 2A4-45-B2, 2A4-49-B2 and 158 more
- [AD 46-36-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-36-01): Piston Pins · Continental Motors A-65-1, A-65-12, A-65-12F and 32 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA307), Aug 2, 2018: Gerald Dan Coppock Bade-E (N142NV), Escanaba, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control during the landing rollout for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180802014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180802014879A), Aug 2, 2018: Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E (N142NV), Escanaba, MI, Substantial damage. On August 02, 2018 at 7:00 pm eastern daylight time, an experimental Gerald Dan Coppock model: Babe-E aircraft, N142NV, registered to and operated by a sport…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Continental A80 series)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists A-80-5J
- [STC SE03232CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE03232CH): Installation of Engine Preheat Kit p/n TA2925-1 for 115 volt application. Hartzell Propeller Inc. Lists A-80-5J
- [STC SE04577CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04577CH): Install an electronic engine ignition system. Electroair Acquisition Corp. Lists A-80-5J
- [STC SE1780NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE1780NM): Installation of Precise Flight standby vacuum system (SVS III). Precise Flight Inc. Lists A-80-5J

## Related

- Other Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-dan-coppock-babe-e/aircraft.md
- The Continental A80 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series.md

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