N2142P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-23 cancelled August 24, 2012
- Serial number
- 23-737
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 20, 1994
- Last FAA action
- April 28, 1997
- Last owner
- Hossler James D (Individual)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N2142P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-180 · serial 23-737
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTROL INTO THE FEATHER POSITION, HIS DECISION TO BY-PASS SUITABLE LANDING SITES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AS THE AIRCRAFT ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY DETERIORATED, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRPSEED AT OR ABOVE VMC, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.
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