# N42RB: 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: February 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42RB

## Aircraft that carried N42RB

- [Cancelled 2012-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42RB-2012-02-27): Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1, S/N 12128, built 1981. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Sutton James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20JAMES%20E), [Albany, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Albany)

## NTSB investigations on N42RB (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 CHI85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA277), Jul 7, 1985: Burch Pitts S-1 (N42RB), Houghton Lake, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N42RB (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 19850707029759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029759A), Jul 7, 1985: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N42RB), Houghton Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Tail wheel shimmy after 3 point landing. Ground looped. Tire came loose from hub on tailwheel.

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