Piston helicopter

N142MG

1999 Homebuilt Predator

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-320-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Santa Maria Software (Corporation)
Based
Santa Maria, CA
Registration record

N142MG on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Predator
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming IO-320-B1A
Registered owner
Santa Maria Software
Santa Maria, CA
Certificate issued
2007-12-07
Airworthiness date
1999-10-03
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0AB38
Mode S (octal)
50125470
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N142MG.
  • 1999-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N142MG

N142MG is a 1999 Homebuilt Predator, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Santa Maria Software as the registrant in Santa Maria, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 7, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-320-B1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 3, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N142MG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N142MG.

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.