# N30491: 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 23, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30491

## Aircraft that carried N30491

- [Cancelled 2017-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30491-2017-06-23): Cessna 177A, S/N 17701286, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hunter Karen B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTER%20KAREN%20B), [Boonton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Boonton)

## NTSB investigations on N30491 (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 NYC05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA140), Sep 3, 2005: Cessna 177A (N30491), S. Hackensack, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N30491 (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 20050902024129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050902024129A), Sep 2, 2005: Cessna 177A (N30491), Teterboro, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 2, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed block island at approximately 2000 local time on a flight back to essex county airport…

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