Single-engine piston

N42B

1942 Aeronca L-3B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
058B2692
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
The Villages, FL
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Registration record

N42B on the FAA register

Type
1942 Aeronca L-3B
Serial
058B2692
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
The Villages, FL
Certificate issued
2020-09-17
Airworthiness date
1980-07-31
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4F95F
Mode S (octal)
51174537
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N42B to the current registrant.
  • 2013-08-19
    N42B previously assigned to a Homebuilt MINI 500 Heli/Revltn (s/n 0442B); cancelled.
  • 1992-08-17
    N42B previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (s/n D9095); cancelled.
  • 1980-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N42B

N42B is a 1942 Aeronca L-3B, serial number 058B2692. It is registered to an individual in The Villages, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 31, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-08-01 Accident · Wakefield,Va, 46 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3671
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35B — a different aircraft that carried the N42B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ICH CONT INTO A CORN FLD.PAX FELT ACFT FALL.

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.