Single-engine piston

N1942J

2003 Piper Saratoga II HP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
3246216
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flybird LLC (LLC)
Based
East Northport, NY
Registration record

N1942J on the FAA register

Type
2003 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA: Piper PA-32R-301)
Serial
3246216
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Flybird LLC
East Northport, NY
Certificate issued
2018-08-07
Airworthiness date
2003-09-03
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A179AE
Mode S (octal)
50274656
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
159 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N1942J to the current registrant.
  • 2003-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998-05-28
    N1942J previously assigned to a Homebuilt Kitfox IV (s/n 1649); cancelled.
Overview

About N1942J

N1942J is a 2003 Piper Saratoga II HP (FAA model PA-32R-301), serial number 3246216. The FAA register lists Flybird LLC as the registrant in East Northport, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 159 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 3, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1942J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
159 kt
Range
550 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,196 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,667 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-03-08 Accident · Vancouver, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA94LA076
Reported aircraft: Tucker Kitfox IV — a different aircraft that carried the N1942J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS THAT WERE JAMMED BY THE PILOT'S SEAT SLIPPING FROM ITS MOUNT. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE SEAT INSTALLATION BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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.