# N42TJ: Lynch Thomas E STAR-LITE, registration cancelled 2011-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lynch Thomas E STAR-LITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-thomas-e-star-lite) (registry code 056123K)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 135
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1986
- Last registry action: August 14, 1986
- Mode S code: A4FAF8
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42TJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42TJ-2011-01-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Lynch Thomas E STAR-LITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-thomas-e-star-lite.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 LAX86FUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM02), Aug 23, 1986: Star-Lite UNK (N42TJ), Ramona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860823041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823041669A), Aug 23, 1986: Amtras STARLITE (N42TJ), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Right wing separated from aircraft inflight. Homebuilt was improperly constructed and flown with known deficiency.

## Other aircraft with N42TJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42TJ): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4507, built 2017

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