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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38942

N38942 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 11, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Bell 206B cancelled May 11, 2012

Serial number
3189
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 22, 1984
Last FAA action
August 2, 1999
Last owner
Nasca Dennis F (Individual)
Salome, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Douglas C-47A cancelled September 17, 1948

Serial number
12971
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 1, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Nats Air Transport Service (Corporation)
San Francisco, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N38942

LAX85FA315Accident on July 12, 1985 at Page, AZ: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206-B · serial 3189

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