# N4490X: 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: October 18, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4490X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4490X

## Aircraft that carried N4490X

- [Cancelled 1991-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4490X-1991-10-18): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7635057. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Great Northern Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20NORTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N4490X (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 CHI90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA101), Mar 23, 1990: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4490X), Monee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION RESULTING FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILED PART.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4490X (3)

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 19900322005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005029A), Mar 22, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Prop governor oil line fractured. Had prop overspeed,smoke and oil on windshield,engine seized. Improper installed.
- [Incident 19881209070919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881209070919I), Dec 9, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower his landing gear and landed with gear up. Minor damage to propeller and belly skin.
- [Incident 19850828075409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828075409I), Aug 28, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Juneau, WI, Minor damage. Pilot deactivated automatic gear extension system while training. Failed to lower gear for landing.

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