N342J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale SA342J built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 3, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N342J is reserved by a private party since December 3, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Aerospatiale SA342J cancelled December 3, 2022
- Serial number
- 1708
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 11, 2009
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 2019
- Last owner
- Hamilton Steven T (Individual)
Reno, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Dickinson Gerald A KOLB FIRESTAR II cancelled October 21, 2002
- Serial number
- FS99300009
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 2, 2001
- Last FAA action
- October 2, 2001
- Last owner
- Dickinson Gerald A (Individual)
Ocala, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N342J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale SA342J · serial 1708
The total loss of engine power due to a surge; the reason for the surge could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the helicopter damage was the total loss of power while the pilot was transitioning through an altitude and airspeed combination that did not allow for a stabilized autorotation.
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