# N1142W: Simons Frank A LANCAIR 235, registration cancelled 1999-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Simons Frank A LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/simons-frank-a-lancair-235) (registry code 05603SU)
- Serial number: 114
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1996
- Last registry action: August 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A03DC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Simons Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMONS%20FRANK%20A)
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7202° N, 118.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92649, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1142W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142W-1999-02-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Simons Frank A LANCAIR 235: https://openairdocs.org/model/simons-frank-a-lancair-235.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX98FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA282), Sep 4, 1998: Simons Lancair 235 (N1142W), Llano, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions , which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980904022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904022639A), Sep 4, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N1142W), Llano, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed in the open desert under unknown circumstances. (.19)on September 4, 1998, at 0800 hours pacific daylight time, a simon Lancair 235, N1142W,…
- [Incident 19971115038199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971115038199I), Nov 15, 1997: Amtr LANCAIR (N1142W), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on November 15, 1997, an experimental Lancair 235, N1142W, piloted by Mr. Frank a. simons had taxied out to runway 26 right at Chino Airport with…

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