# N20493: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20493

## Aircraft that carried N20493

- [Cancelled 2013-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20493-2013-06-14): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261336, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [S Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/S%20Charleston)

## NTSB investigations on N20493 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA035), Oct 29, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20493), Mallory, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A TREE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20493 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19921029047699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029047699A), Oct 29, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20493), South Charlesto, WV, Substantial damage. Veered off runway and struck a tree on takeoff. Pilot attention diverted to trim wheel. Failed maintain control.

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