# N5142U: 2000 Main Air RAPIER, registration cancelled 2019-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Main Air RAPIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/main-air-rapier) (registry code 05902N4)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: 0101
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2012
- Last registry action: April 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A672FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Strassburg Rodney D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRASSBURG%20RODNEY%20D)
- Location: [Walkertown, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Walkertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2007° N, 80.1516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27051, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5142U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5142U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-2019-01-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Main Air RAPIER: https://openairdocs.org/model/main-air-rapier.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 GAA15CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA212), Aug 2, 2015: Main Air Rapier (N5142U), Reidsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot landed with variable wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20150802015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802015469A), Aug 2, 2015: Main Air RAPIER (N5142U), Stoneville, NC, Substantial damage. While landing N5142U at ksif on August 02, 2015, at approximately 1526 LCL, [privacy data omitted] encountered a thermal/gust of wind which lifted the right…

## Other aircraft with N5142U

- [Cancelled 1992-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142U-1992-08-04): Cessna 206, S/N 2060142. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Borges Gene V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORGES%20GENE%20V), [Marina Del Rey, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marina%20Del%20Rey)

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