# N9142B: 1986 Piper PA-42-720R, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-42-720R](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r) (registry code 7104213)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A32SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A32SO), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-5501038
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1994
- Last registry action: August 12, 2013
- Mode S code: ACA827
- Owners when cancelled: [US Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [US Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION), [Office Of Air & Marine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFICE%20OF%20AIR%20%26%20MARINE)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9142B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9142B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9142B-2013-10-24

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 Piper PA-42-720R: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR RX8R2004001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2004001), May 21, 2004: BOLT. SHEARED. WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN TIGHT. AFTER EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THE (3) AN-3 BOLTS THAT SECURE THE NOSE STE
- [SDR 99ZZZX2528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2528), Jun 1, 1999: UPLOCK ACTUATOR. MISMANUFACTURED. EMERGENCY UPLOCK RELEASE ACTUATOR, PN WTC 2215-1, WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAK (HYD) AT ROD END. WHEN 'NEW' PART WAS INSTALLED (SAME P/N), IT LEAKED 

## 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.

- [Incident 20100614038449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614038449I), Jun 14, 2010: Piper PA-42-720R (N9142B), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Aircrat N9142B landed with nose wheel retracted causing minor damage to aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N9142B

- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9142B-1958-07-17): Cessna 172, S/N 36742. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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