Single-engine piston

N842

Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rosamond, CA
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Registration record

N842 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane
Serial
002
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rosamond, CA
Certificate issued
2020-04-27
Airworthiness date
1975-12-17
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB8746
Mode S (octal)
52703506
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N842 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1957-05-06
    N842 previously assigned to a Delackner Helicopters DH4 (s/n DH-4-4); cancelled.
  • 1956-02-17
    N842 previously assigned to a Lockheed Electra 10-A (s/n 1030); cancelled.
  • 1933-02-14
    N842 previously assigned to a Homebuilt J-1 (s/n 842-A SUB); cancelled.
Overview

About N842

N842 is a Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane, serial number 002. It is registered to an individual in Rosamond, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 17, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N842. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-24 Accident · Van Nuys,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3311
Reported aircraft: Smith Mini Plane — a different aircraft that carried the N842 registration before this airframe.

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.