# N942ST: 1979 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 2021-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 745 SA
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2015
- Last registry action: January 3, 2018
- Mode S code: AD1638
- Owner when cancelled: [Air 1st Aviation Companies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%201ST%20AVIATION%20COMPANIES%20INC)
- Location: [Aiken, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Aiken)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6419° N, 81.6141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29805, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=942ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942ST-2021-06-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60.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 BKAA79409012010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BKAA79409012010), Sep 1, 2010: LANDING GEAR. BINDING. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO GEAR DOWN POSITION, GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY. PILOT HAD TO MANUALLY DEPLOY GEAR USING MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH ALL 
- [SDR 97ZZZX5141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5141), Oct 28, 1997: LINE. FAILED. PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED AT CLT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE WHILE TAXIING IN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LINE LEAKING. REPLACED LINE.

## 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 20100313029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313029959I), Mar 13, 2010: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N942ST), Herndon, VA, Minor damage. High winds pushed the aircraft to the left of centerline on runway 1L and left landing gear fairing struck runways edge light.

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