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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53042

N53042 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing A75N1 built in 1945. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 4, 1950 when the aircraft was exported to Venezuela. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Boeing A75N1 cancelled October 4, 1950

Serial number
75-2796
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1945
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Venezuela
Certificate issued
August 3, 1949
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
University Of Southern California (Government)
Santa Maria, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53042

ANC88LA078Accident on June 27, 1988 at Barter Island, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185F · serial 18502333

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