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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7242H

N7242H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ben Henderson/Keith Henderson ZENITH 701 built in 2014. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Ben Henderson/Keith Henderson ZENITH 701 cancelled April 24, 2018

Serial number
75404
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2014
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 14, 2014
Last FAA action
November 14, 2014
Last owner
Henderson Ben D (Co-owned)
Clinton, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Hess William C RH-1 FALCON cancelled December 19, 2000

Serial number
WCH01
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 3, 1997
Last FAA action
March 14, 2000
Last owner
Hess William C (Individual)
Middletown, IN
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper J3C-65 cancelled December 4, 1990

Serial number
20546
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
France
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
November 9, 1990
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Kensington, NH
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N7242H

CHI00LA212Accident on July 18, 2000 at New Castle, IN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hess RH-1 FALCON · serial WCH01

aircraft control not attained by the pilot.

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