# N42GP: 1996 Poe G L/Poe S Y 540, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Poe G L/Poe S Y 540](https://openairdocs.org/model/poe-g-l-poe-s-y-540) (registry code 05602OM)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0015
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANSCIONI%20THOMAS%20D), [Franscioni Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANSCIONI%20DANIEL%20L)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6479° N, 121.6303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42GP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42GP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42GP-2018-01-04

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Poe G L/Poe S Y 540: https://openairdocs.org/model/poe-g-l-poe-s-y-540.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1), Oct 21, 1996: HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. ALTHOUGH 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 

## 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 WPR11FA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA474), Sep 30, 2011: Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 (N42GP), Chualar, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## 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 20110929022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110929022619A), Sep 29, 2011: Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 (N42GP), Chualar, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A 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…
- [Incident 20040914022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914022719I), Sep 14, 2004: Amtr EDGE540 (N42GP), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Right brake failed during roll-out causing loss of control. Aircraft sustained minor damage to leading edge of wing by striking a post.

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