Single-engine piston

N6042U

1979 Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
MC-659
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lion Facility Engineering Consultants LLC (LLC)
Based
Inyokern, CA
1979 Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R
Representative photo of a Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R. Not a photo of N6042U.
Registration record

N6042U on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R (FAA: Beechcraft C24R)
Serial
MC-659
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Lion Facility Engineering Consultants LLC
Inyokern, CA
Certificate issued
2018-12-12
Airworthiness date
1979-03-07
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7D8CC
Mode S (octal)
51754314
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
561 nm
Cruise (type)
131 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N6042U.
  • 1979-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6042U

N6042U is a 1979 Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R (FAA model C24R), serial number MC-659. The FAA register lists Lion Facility Engineering Consultants LLC as the registrant in Inyokern, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 131 knots and a range of about 561 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 7, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6042U.

Cruise
131 kt
Range
561 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R 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 N6042U.

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.