# N53042: 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: October 4, 1950
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53042

## Aircraft that carried N53042

- [Cancelled 1950-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53042-1950-10-04): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2796, built 1945. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [University Of Southern California](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20SOUTHERN%20CALIFORNIA), [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)

## NTSB investigations on N53042 (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 ANC88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA078), Jun 27, 1988: Cessna 185F (N53042), Barter Island, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75FAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA29), Jun 3, 1975: Cessna 185F (N53042), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53042 (3)

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.

- [Incident 20180625008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008559I), Jun 25, 2018: Cessna A185F (N53042), Hibbing, MN, Minor damage. On landing rollout, pilot had momentary minor loss of control and due to braking action the aircraft rose up onto spinner.
- [Accident 19880627027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627027069A), Jun 27, 1988: Cessna A185F (N53042), Okpilak Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of lake on attempted water takeoff. Aborted too late and ran up on shore into the tundra.
- [Accident 19750603018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750603018299A), Jun 3, 1975: Cessna A185F (N53042), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Plt didnt lock tail wheel.

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