# N121CS: 1981 Piper PA-42, registration cancelled 2007-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-42](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (registry code 7104202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A23SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-8001032
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2004
- Last registry action: August 10, 2004
- Mode S code: A057AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Moose LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20MOOSE%20LLC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9040° N, 113.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CS-2007-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Piper PA-42: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42.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 LAX07FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA012), Oct 18, 2006: Piper PA-42 (N121CS), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot following a jet aircraft to maintain adequate separation from the high velocity jet core exhaust. The separation of the T-tail upper section vertical stabilizer of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20061018029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061018029639A), Oct 18, 2006: Piper PA42 (N121CS), Prescott, AZ, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was involved in an attempt to photograph a russian MIG-21 in flight 16 miles NE of Prescott AZ. Before the attempt was made the MIG-21…

## Other aircraft with N121CS

- [Cancelled 2021-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CS-2021-10-30): Camp Six Labs V0, S/N CS-1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Camp Six Labs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMP%20SIX%20LABS%20INC), [Soquel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Soquel)

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