# N42RA: 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: September 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42RA

## Aircraft that carried N42RA

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42RA-2013-09-24): Pro-Built KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER, S/N GBS036, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pro Built Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRO%20BUILT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Martinez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Martinez)

## NTSB investigations on N42RA (2)

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 LAX95LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA345), Sep 30, 1995: Pro-built Kitfox IV Speedster (N42RA), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper installation of the carburetors.
- [NTSB NYC87IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87IA118), Apr 8, 1987: de Havilland DHC-7-102 (N42RA), Wrightstown, NJ, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N42RA (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 19950929047009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950929047009A), Sep 29, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N42RA), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Stall landed to avoid wires. Throttle and carburetor vent lines installed incorrectly.
- [Incident 19870408014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408014229I), Apr 8, 1987: Dhav DHC7102 (N42RA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Near miss occurred with an air force C141 on climb to altitude.

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