Twin piston

N42RC

1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
31-8052170
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rci Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bridgeport, CT
Registration record

N42RC on the FAA register

Type
1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-8052170
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Rci Air Inc
Bridgeport, CT
Certificate issued
2017-06-21
Airworthiness date
1995-08-15
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FAC0
Mode S (octal)
51175300
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N42RC to the current registrant.
  • 2010-02-10
    N42RC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonerai II (s/n 166); cancelled.
  • 1995-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N42RC

N42RC is a 1980 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-8052170. The FAA register lists Rci Air Inc as the registrant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 15, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42RC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42RC.

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.