# N491AA: 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: March 2, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491AA

## Aircraft that carried N491AA

- [Cancelled 2019-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491AA-2019-03-02): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49684, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OKLAHOMA%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Stillwater, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Stillwater)

## NTSB investigations on N491AA (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 FTW91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA137), Jul 27, 1991: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N491AA), Dfw Airport, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE STANDING COMMUTER AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE BY THE SECOND PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE TO IDENTIFY A…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N491AA (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 19910727063181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727063181A), Jul 27, 1991: Doug DC982 (N491AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff wing tip struck tail of standing N405AE. Pilots reported busy in cockpit. Did not see N405AE.
- [Incident 19910424016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424016659I), Apr 24, 1991: Doug DC982 (N491AA), Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. A tow tractor struck aircraft which was parked at the gate.

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