N8042X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas C-47 built in 1942. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 27, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Douglas C-47 cancelled February 27, 2013
- Serial number
- 19041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1942
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 3, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Petersburg, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8042X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-3C · serial 19041
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN BACK TO THE AIRPORT USING THE RIGHT SEAT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE FAILURE & SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT AILERON FABRIC, AND THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE CONTROL WHEEL WHICH RESULTED IN OVERSTRESSING THE AILERON CONTROL CHAIN.
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