# N488US: 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: May 17, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488US

## Aircraft that carried N488US

- [Cancelled 2002-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488US-2002-05-17): Fokker F.28 MK4000, S/N 11240. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N488US (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.

- [Incident 19980609024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609024679I), Jun 9, 1998: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), Portland, OR. Rudder flight controls cycled on/pff with uncommanded inputs occurring. Returned to pdx. Bypass switch intermittent.
- [Incident 19951112041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112041989I), Nov 12, 1995: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), Chattanooga, TN. Narrative: during approach to Chattanooga/Lovell, TN usaa 1577, an F-28-4000 experienced an unsafe nose gear indication. A fly-by of the control tower…
- [Accident 19900616020462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616020462A), Jun 16, 1990: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Stopped on ramp rudder was struck by wing tip of aircraft that was in haste to taxi behind the aircraft.

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