N5942S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 36 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 16, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Beech 36 cancelled May 16, 2006
- Serial number
- E-17
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 31, 1984
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Medic Air (Partnership)
Santa Barbara, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5942S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 36 · serial E-17
The pilot's failure to maintain the appropriate glidepath alignment during an instrument landing system approach, resulting in collision with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the failure of the air traffic controllers to issue a minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) alert.
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