N3042D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 310. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 14, 1979. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N3042D is reserved by a private party since November 11, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 11, 2026.
Cessna 310 cancelled March 14, 1979
- Serial number
- 35242
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 11, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sampson J Philip (Individual)
Santa Monica, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3042D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280FX · serial 2128
The failure of the bolt that retained the clutch drive rod end, which resulted in a loss of main rotor drive and a subsequent hard landing.
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