# N5142U: 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 18, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5142U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5142U

## Aircraft that carried N5142U

- [Cancelled 2019-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-2019-01-18): Main Air RAPIER, S/N 0101, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Strassburg Rodney D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRASSBURG%20RODNEY%20D), [Walkertown, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Walkertown)
- [Cancelled 1992-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-1992-08-04): Cessna 206, S/N 2060142. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Borges Gene V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORGES%20GENE%20V), [Marina Del Rey, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marina%20Del%20Rey)

## NTSB investigations on N5142U (3)

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 GAA15CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA212), Aug 2, 2015: Main Air Rapier (N5142U), Reidsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot landed with variable wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB OAK65F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0009), Jan 24, 1965: Cessna 206 (N5142U), Eureka, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1692](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1692), May 10, 1964: Cessna 206 (N5142U), Susanville, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5142U (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 20150802015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802015469A), Aug 2, 2015: Main Air RAPIER (N5142U), Stoneville, NC, Substantial damage. While landing N5142U at ksif on August 02, 2015, at approximately 1526 LCL, [privacy data omitted] encountered a thermal/gust of wind which lifted the right…

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