# N489US: 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: August 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=489US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489US

## Aircraft that carried N489US

- [Cancelled 2013-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489US-2013-08-27): Fokker F.28 MK4000, S/N 11149, built 1980. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N489US (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 MIA89LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA228), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F-28 MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL, no damage. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N489US (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.

- [Incident 19921102052269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102052269I), Nov 2, 1992: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Left wing collided with a push-back tug while taxiing to gate. Tug was unlighted.
- [Accident 19890819034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819034369A), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL. Encountered severe clear air turbulence at FL250. A flight attendant broke her ankle when thrown to the floor.

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