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N42GP

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 1996 Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 · Lycoming IO-540 series

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Cancelled: January 4, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 0015
Year built: 1996
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: May 4, 1996
Certificate issued: June 18, 2009
Last registry action: August 10, 2011
Mode S code: A4F9EA
Owners when cancelled: Franscioni Thomas D Franscioni Daniel L
Location: Salinas, CA
Owner type: Co-owned

Airframe modelPoe G L/Poe S Y 540ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesTCDS 1E4 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N42GP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB WPR11FA474Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChualar, CAThe pilot’s incapacitation due either to g-induced loss of consciousness alone or in combination with a cardiac arrhythmia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of several medications.Sep 30, 2011 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N42GP and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20110929022619AManeuver · Chualar, CAA witness stated the aircraft N42GP was flying over a vineyard (36º 35' 09" north 121º 27' 02" west) at low altitude preforming what appeared to be aerobatic maneuvers. The aircraft impacted the ground in a slightly nose low attitude skidding and hitting…Sep 29, 2011 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20040914022719IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Reno, NV(-23) Right brake failed during roll-out causing loss of control. Aircraft sustained minor damage to leading edge of wing by striking a post.Sep 14, 2004 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 97ZZZX1Harness · defectiveALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL ACROBATIC AIRCRAFT, IT IS BELIEVED IT COULD OCCUR ON ANY NEW ENGINE APPLICATION. THE SPARK PLUG NUT IS SEIZED TO THE DRIVE FERRULE MAKING REMOVAL FROM THE SPARK PLUG IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT HOLDING THE DRIVE FERRULOct 21, 1996 · N42GP · Amtr EDGE540 · Ignition Harness (Distribution)