# N21491: 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, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21491

## Aircraft that carried N21491

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21491-2017-06-14): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7990051, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shelby Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBY%20AVIATION%20INC), [Shelby, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Shelby)

## NTSB investigations on N21491 (2)

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 ATL99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA008), Oct 10, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N21491), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to manage the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB LAX86LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA031), Nov 3, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N21491), Angwin, CA, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21491 (2)

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 19981010028839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028839A), Oct 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N21491), Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Acft experienced engine problems en route, and the pilot made a forced landing in a field.(-23) Mr. Winkles was the pilot of N21491, a PA-28-181, on 10-10-98,…
- [Accident 19851103075221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103075221A), Nov 3, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N21491), Angwin, CA, Minor damage. Did not see traffic on final. At rotation 24932 came over the top. Tail damaged windshield. Did not hear radio call

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