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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1142W

N1142W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Simons Frank A LANCAIR 235. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 1, 1999. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Simons Frank A LANCAIR 235 cancelled February 1, 1999

Serial number
114
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 14, 1996
Last FAA action
August 14, 1996
Last owner
Simons Frank A (Individual)
Huntington Beach, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1142W

LAX98FA282Accident on September 4, 1998 at Llano, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Simons LANCAIR 235 · serial 235-114

Pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions , which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site