Single-engine piston

N42S

1941 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
75-1261
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Salem, WI
Registration record

N42S on the FAA register

Type
1941 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1 (FAA: Boeing B75N1)
Serial
75-1261
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Salem, WI
Certificate issued
1983-03-14
Airworthiness date
1972-09-28
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4FAD6
Mode S (octal)
51175326
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N42S to the current registrant.
  • 1975-05-09
    N42S previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH104 Dove 5A (s/n 04314); cancelled.
  • 1972-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N42S

N42S is a 1941 Boeing/Stearman B75 N1 (FAA model B75N1), serial number 75-1261. It is registered to an individual in Salem, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 1983 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental R670-SERIES engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 28, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-07-23 Accident · Kailua Kona,Hi, 11 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 2727
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland 104-5A — a different aircraft that carried the N42S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OLLED FORWARD 6FT,PROP HIT TAIL OF N16722.
1964-03-25 Accident · Hilo Hawaii, 11 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0702
Reported aircraft: Dehaviland DH1045 — a different aircraft that carried the N42S registration before this airframe.

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.