Twin piston

N55142

1944 Cessna UC-78

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
5941
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Imlay City, MI
Registration record

N55142 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Cessna UC-78
Serial
5941
Engines
2 × Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Imlay City, MI
Certificate issued
1984-11-19
Airworthiness date
1960-09-27
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A70621
Mode S (octal)
51603041
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1984-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N55142.
  • 1960-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N55142

N55142 is a 1944 Cessna UC-78, serial number 5941. It is registered to an individual in Imlay City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 1984 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Jacobs L4 /R755-7 engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 27, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55142.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55142.

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.