# N342J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342J

## Aircraft that carried N342J

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342J-2022-12-03): Aerospatiale SA342J, S/N 1708, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hamilton Steven T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20STEVEN%20T), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 2002-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342J-2002-10-21): Dickinson Gerald A KOLB FIRESTAR II, S/N FS99300009. Owner: [Dickinson Gerald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICKINSON%20GERALD%20A), [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)

## NTSB investigations on N342J (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 WPR20LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA189), Jun 21, 2020: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342J), Minden, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a surge; the reason for the surge could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the helicopter damage was the total loss of power while…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N342J (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 20200621022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200621022189A), Jun 21, 2020: Aerospatiale SA342J (N342J), Minden Tahoe, NV, Destroyed. On June 21, 2020, [privacy data omitted] and his passenger were approaching his hangar at the Minden Tahoe Airport while hovering in his Aerospatiale, N334J.…

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