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N5142U2000 Main Air RAPIER

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026

N5142U appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2015, minor injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
0101
Manufacturer
Main Air
Model
RAPIER
Year
2000
Category
Weight-shift-control
Engine
Rotax 503 Dcdi
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. GAA15CA212Aug 2, 2015Reidsville, NCMinor

    The student pilot landed with variable wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2000 Main Air RAPIER).

  1. Jan 18, 2019deregisteredStrassburg Rodney D

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5142U was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2000 Main Air RAPIER above.

Frequently asked

Has N5142U been in an accident?
Yes. N5142U appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.
What kind of aircraft is N5142U?
N5142U is a 2000 Main Air RAPIER (weight-shift-control), serial number 0101.

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