# N81342: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: August 21, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81342

## Aircraft that carried N81342

- [Cancelled 2002-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81342-2002-08-21): Fairchild/Thomason PT26A, S/N 42-71009. N-number assigned (non-type certificated), not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1993-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81342-1993-03-11): Hughes 269A, S/N 970717. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Department Of The Interior](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20INTERIOR), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1971-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81342-1971-11-15): Fairchild 24W-46, S/N W46242, built 1946. Owner: [Wright R C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20R%20C), [New Sharon, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/New%20Sharon)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81342-undated): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 448095015. Second triennial mailing, no response

## NTSB investigations on N81342 (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 LAX81FVM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM28), Sep 7, 1981: Piper PA-44 (N81342), San Jose, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81342 (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 19810907056079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056079A), Sep 7, 1981: Piper PA44180 (N81342), San Jose, CA, Destroyed. Not rated in type. Unauthorized night flight with passengers. Feathered engine. Unable restart. Crashed on goaround

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