# N42AT: 1998 Aerotrike SAFARI HKS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerotrike SAFARI HKS](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari-hks) (registry code 05901ZG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [HKS 700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (registry code 33777)
- Serial number: BILL-JACOBSON
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2017
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A4F958
- Registered owner: [Beste Stephen H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BESTE%20STEPHEN%20H)
- Location: [Springfield, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8041° N, 77.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22151, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42AT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42AT

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerotrike SAFARI HKS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (HKS 700E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N42AT.

## 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.

- [Incident 20151010017499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151010017499I), Oct 10, 2015: Aerotrike SAFARI HKS (N42AT), Warrenton, VA, Minor damage. PIC executed one previous aborted landing because of unfavorable, gusty cross-wind conditions. On second landing attempt, PIC again encountered gusty…

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N42AT

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N42AT before.

- [Cancelled 2004-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42AT-2004-03-26): Aerospatiale AS355F2 ECUREUIL, S/N 5462, built 1990. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Lloyd Helicopters US Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LLOYD%20HELICOPTERS%20US%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Aerotrike SAFARI HKS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari-hks/aircraft.md
- The HKS 700E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e.md

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