Twin turboprop

N42ZC

1981 Piper Cheyenne III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
428001039
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Crest View Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Rancho Cordova, CA
Registration record

N42ZC on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA: Piper PA-42)
Serial
428001039
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Registered owner
Crest View Aero LLC
Rancho Cordova, CA
Certificate issued
2025-01-06
Airworthiness date
2013-01-11
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FB88
Mode S (octal)
51175610
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
275 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N42ZC.
  • 2013-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N42ZC

N42ZC is a 1981 Piper Cheyenne III (FAA model PA-42), serial number 428001039. The FAA register lists Crest View Aero LLC as the registrant in Rancho Cordova, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 275 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 11, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42ZC.

Cruise
275 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
720
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,230 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,017 ft
Fuel burn
118 gph

Published figures for the Piper Cheyenne III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42ZC.

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.