# N5042M: 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: January 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5042M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042M

## Aircraft that carried N5042M

- [Cancelled 2018-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042M-2018-01-04): Beech C23, S/N M-2049, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mel-Mic Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEL-MIC%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Woodburn, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Woodburn)
- [Cancelled 1947-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042M-1947-09-17): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 10342, built 1946. Owner: [Washington Park Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20PARK%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Homewood, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Homewood)

## NTSB investigations on N5042M (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 CHI82FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE04), Nov 13, 1981: Beech C23 (N5042M), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5042M (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 19811113073889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073889A), Nov 13, 1981: Beech C23 (N5042M), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Stalled on high leveloff for landing. Hit runway, bounced, came down on nose. Veered off runway minus nose wheel.
- [Incident 19791220049039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049039I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech C23 (N5042M), Dupage, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing caused right gear to break off.

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