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N4242M

Cessna 120

Valid Kansas

N4242M is a Cessna 120, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Atchison, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 8, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 16, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
120
Serial number
13713
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
90 mph
Transponder code
A50D25 (octal 51206445)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 8, 2018
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 16, 1956
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00571814

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Papineau John B
Type
Individual
Address
1200 S 3Rd St
Atchison, KS 66002-3104

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1954-09-30Piper PA-12 · exported to Canada · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data