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Independence, OR
Certificate issued
2024-05-29
Airworthiness date
2026-07-01
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4FAE0
Mode S (octal)
51175340
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro MERMAID
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history
Timeline
2031-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2026-07-22
Accident at Cougar, WA.
2026-07-01
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2024-05-29
Certificate of registration issued as N42SK.
2013
Manufactured (2013).
Overview
About N42SK
N42SK is a 2013 Homebuilt SKEETER2, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Independence, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 3300A engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 1, 2026.
N42SK has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.
Preliminary report: On July 22, 2026, about 1129 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Czech Aircraft Works Mermaid Skeeter 2 airplane, N42SK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cougar, Washington. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A review of a video provided by a witness showed the airplane at a distance while flying at a low altitude, in a right banking turn. The airplane subsequently began to descend while in a right bank and impacted the water of Yale Lake. The airplane remained partially above water surface for an unspecified time before it ultimately became…
Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history.
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