Beechcraft T42
5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1965. Massachusetts has the most (1). 60% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the T42 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series (2), Cont Motor O-470 Series (1), Cont Motor Io-470-L (1)
- Seats
- 6
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 14, 1993; newest December 5, 2023
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 2 | 40% |
| Government | 2 | 40% |
| Corporation | 1 | 20% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| T42 | 5 | 1965 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Westfield Public Schools | 1 |
| United States Air Force - Owner | 1 |
| Friends of Army Aviation Ozark | 1 |
Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Beechcraft T42 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
5 as of October 26, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft T42s?
Massachusetts, with 1.
Who owns the Beechcraft T42?
60% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Beechcraft T42s on the register built?
In 1965.
What is the Beechcraft T42 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Beechcraft T42 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 6 failure reports with the FAA since 2004, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 20.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear.
Failure reports 6 since 2004 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 04 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 3 | 50% |
| Airframe structure | 2 | 33% |
| Engine | 1 | 17% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the T42 links to the rest of the register
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft T42 5 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Continental IO-520 series 2 of these aircraft · 285 hp
- Continental IO-470-L 1 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Continental IO-470 series 1 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Continental O-470 series 1 of these aircraft · 230 hp
- Massachusetts 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 1 of these aircraft
- Colorado 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Alabama 1 of these aircraft
- Westfield Public Schools 1 of these aircraft
- United States Air Force - Owner 1 of these aircraft
- Friends of Army Aviation Ozark 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the T42 0 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the T42 6 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/t42.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N48DJ | Beech T42 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5069J | Beech T42 |
Westfield Public Schools Westfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242BT | Beech T42 |
Friends of Army Aviation Ozark Ozark, Alabama |
Standard | 2017-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261S | Beech T42 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7073X | Beech T42 |
United States Air Force - Owner Peterson Afb, Colorado |
Standard | 1993-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |