# N5142R: 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=5142R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5142R

## Aircraft that carried N5142R

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142R-2018-03-14): Quicksilver MXII SPRINT, S/N 41245, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Houston Justin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20JUSTIN%20E), [Hazel, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Hazel)
- [Cancelled 2004-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142R-2004-06-02): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263359, built 1974. Sale reported. Owner: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)

## NTSB investigations on N5142R (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 NYC07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA005), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Saltville, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into known night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident included mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA75AM018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM018), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5142R (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 19740904044629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904044629A), Sep 4, 1974: Cessna 172D (N5142R), VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal
- [Accident 19740830037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830037639A), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Saltville, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The airplane was destroyed when it collided with beartown mountain, near Saltville, Virginia. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for…

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