# N42P: 1979 Beech B-55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729, 6 seats)
- Serial number: TC-2244
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2015
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4FA8B
- Registered owner: [Absher Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABSHER%20JERRY%20L)
- Location: [Hilltop Lakes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hilltop%20Lakes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0572° N, 96.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77871, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42P

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 (Beech B-55)

None in force.

## 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 BFO87LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA010), Nov 19, 1986: Beech BE-55 (N42P), Beckley, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19861119060039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119060039A), Nov 19, 1986: Beech 95B55 (N42P), Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a deer on the runway during a dusk takeoff. Pilot safely aborted.
- [Incident 19851108060779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108060779I), Nov 8, 1985: Beech 95B55 (N42P), Clarksburg, WV, Minor damage. Vibration in right engine prior to feathering propeller. Safe landing. Cylinder hold down studs broken.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5912), Nov 1, 1996: MOUNT. DAMAGED. INSP FOUND ENGINE MOUNT WITH HEAVY CHAFE DAMAGE AT LOWER RT FIREWALL ATTACH POINT.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N42P

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N42P before.

- [Cancelled 1970-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42P-1970-11-23): Beech 35, S/N D-571. Owner: [Samado Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMADO%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

## Related

- Other Beech B-55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55/aircraft.md

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