# N242U: Beech 65-A80, registration cancelled 1971-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-242
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1970
- Mode S code: A2392F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ingersoll Steel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INGERSOLL%20STEEL)
- Location: [New Castle, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242U-1971-12-16

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 Beech 65-A80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80.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 CHI70AC060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC060-130867), Mar 25, 1970: Beech 65-A80 (N242U), Wheeling, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N242U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242U): Cessna 206H, S/N 20608242, built 2005

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