# N9042K: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1982-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7890172
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1978
- Last registry action: November 4, 1982
- Mode S code: AC80B0
- Owners when cancelled: [Campbell James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20JAMES%20F), [Campbell Carol A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20CAROL%20A), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Montecito, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Montecito)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4490° N, 119.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93108, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9042K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9042K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9042K-1982-11-04

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 Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 LAX80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA016), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N9042K), Santa Barbara, 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 19791120043619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120043619A), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N9042K), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. Pilot reported turbulence during last radio transmission. Aircraft wreckage found in mountainous area.

## Other aircraft with N9042K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9042K): Espeseth Rodger O GENESIS, S/N GE00/0001

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