# N5042M: 1978 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-2049
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2008
- Last registry action: October 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A64B76
- Owner when cancelled: [Mel-Mic Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEL-MIC%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Woodburn, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Woodburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1342° N, 122.8265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97071, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5042M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042M-2018-01-04

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 Beech C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 CHI82FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE04), Nov 13, 1981: Beech C23 (N5042M), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19811113073889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073889A), Nov 13, 1981: Beech C23 (N5042M), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Stalled on high leveloff for landing. Hit runway, bounced, came down on nose. Veered off runway minus nose wheel.
- [Incident 19791220049039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049039I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech C23 (N5042M), Dupage, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing caused right gear to break off.

## Other aircraft with N5042M

- [Cancelled 1947-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042M-1947-09-17): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 10342, built 1946. Owner: [Washington Park Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20PARK%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Homewood, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Homewood)

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