Single-engine piston

N8142J

1995 Homebuilt Cozzi III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
9595
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Maria, CA
Registration record

N8142J on the FAA register

Type
1995 Homebuilt Cozzi III
Serial
9595
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Maria, CA
Certificate issued
2023-11-17
Airworthiness date
1995-10-29
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB1ADF
Mode S (octal)
52615337
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8142J to the current registrant.
  • 1995-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-06-07
    N8142J previously assigned to a Bell 47G-5 (s/n 25010); cancelled.
Overview

About N8142J

N8142J is a 1995 Homebuilt Cozzi III, serial number 9595. It is registered to an individual in Santa Maria, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 29, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8142J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-04-15 Accident · Enfield,Il, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0548
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G5 — a different aircraft that carried the N8142J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: M DETERIORATED, ATTEMPTED LNDG, SKID COLLAPSED.
1974-04-12 Accident · Flint,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0786
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G5 — a different aircraft that carried the N8142J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .WIND GUSTING 25K.

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.