Single-engine piston

N142LB

1942 Homebuilt L-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
42-98694GF
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-435-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Flower Mound, TX
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Registration record

N142LB on the FAA register

Type
1942 Homebuilt L-5
Serial
42-98694GF
Engines
Lycoming O-435-C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Flower Mound, TX
Certificate issued
2005-04-04
Airworthiness date
2015-07-31
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0AB1A
Mode S (octal)
50125432
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2005-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N142LB.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N142LB

N142LB is a 1942 Homebuilt L-5, serial number 42-98694GF. It is registered to an individual in Flower Mound, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-435-C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 31, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N142LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N142LB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.