# N5042P: 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: March 14, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5042P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042P

## Aircraft that carried N5042P

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042P-2018-03-14): Bellanca 7GCBC, S/N 1121-79, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bentz Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTZ%20MICHAEL), [Juntura, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Juntura)
- [Cancelled 1974-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042P-1974-08-27): Piper PA-24-180, S/N 24-45. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Downs Raymond W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNS%20RAYMOND%20W), [Milwaukie, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Milwaukie)

## NTSB investigations on N5042P (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 WPR15FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA161), May 14, 2015: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5042P), Juntura, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines while intentionally maneuvering at low altitude for the aerial observation flight.
- [NTSB LAX88LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA229), Jun 22, 1988: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5042P), Dorris, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5042P (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 20150514007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150514007039A), May 14, 2015: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5042P), Juntura, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft struck three electrical power lines which were above the power poles. The aircraft came to rest inverted about 50 yards beyond the power line. No…
- [Accident 19880622022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022739A), Jun 22, 1988: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5042P), Dorris, CA, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway and crashed while avoiding collision with an antelope that had run onto the runway.

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