# N3042D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 14, 1979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3042D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3042D

## Aircraft that carried N3042D

- [Cancelled 1979-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3042D-1979-03-14): Cessna 310, S/N 35242. Owner: [Sampson J Philip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMPSON%20J%20PHILIP), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

## NTSB investigations on N3042D (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 CEN12LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA228), Apr 3, 2012: Enstrom 280FX (N3042D), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the bolt that retained the clutch drive rod end, which resulted in a loss of main rotor drive and a subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3042D (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 20120403004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120403004559A), Apr 3, 2012: Enstrom 280FX (N3042D), Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. On April 3, 2012, an Enstrom, 280FX, helicopter was coming in for a landing, at the Corpus Christi Airport, when the aircraft lost power and dropped from a 15…

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