Single-engine piston

N42JM

North American AT-6G

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
182-735
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ankeny, IA
 North American AT-6G
Representative photo of a North American AT-6G. Not a photo of N42JM.
Registration record

N42JM on the FAA register

Type
North American AT-6G
Serial
182-735
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ankeny, IA
Certificate issued
2023-11-10
Airworthiness date
1980-12-18
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FA1A
Mode S (octal)
51175032
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$226,500 to $322,622
Middle half of 4 live North American AT-6G listings, 1949–1951 models (median $269,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N42JM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N42JM.
  • 2023-05-20
    Accident at Ankeny, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N42JM

N42JM is a North American AT-6G, serial number 182-735. It is registered to an individual in Ankeny, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 18, 1980.

N42JM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-20 Accident · Ankeny, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN23LA192
Reported aircraft: North American-Buehn T-6G
Probable cause: The pilot s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.
1981-07-07 Accident · Indianapolis,In, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1661
Reported aircraft: N American AT-6G — a different aircraft that carried the N42JM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HANDLE IN L TNK PSN.TURNED BACK TO AVOID TREES.

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.