Single-engine piston

N242U

2005 Cessna 206H Stationair

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
20608242
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Silver Creek Aviation Services (Corporation)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N242U on the FAA register

Type
2005 Cessna 206H Stationair
Serial
20608242
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Silver Creek Aviation Services
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2011-10-18
Airworthiness date
2005-08-30
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2392F
Mode S (octal)
50434457
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
721 nm
Cruise (type)
128 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N242U to the current registrant.
  • 2005-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-12-16
    N242U previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD-242); cancelled.
Overview

About N242U

N242U is a 2005 Cessna 206H Stationair, serial number 20608242. The FAA register lists Silver Creek Aviation Services as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 128 knots and a range of about 721 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 30, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N242U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
128 kt
Range
721 nm
Landing over 50 ft
2,358 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-03-25 Accident · Wheeling,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2492
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65-A80 — a different aircraft that carried the N242U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TIME SPAN BETWEEN TAXI OUT AND T/O,IN SNOW COND.

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.