# N491US: 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: February 15, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491US

## Aircraft that carried N491US

- [Cancelled 2006-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491US-2006-02-15): Fokker F.28 MK4000, S/N 11156, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. 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)

## NTSB investigations on N491US (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 IAD71II041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II041), Mar 13, 1971: Boeing 727 (N491US), Washington, DC, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N491US (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 19990701022179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701022179I), Jul 1, 1999: Fokker F28MK4000 (N491US), Fresno, CA. (From -23) on 07-01-1999, at approx. 0730 am PDT, F-28 MK4000, N491US, qxea-operated flight 2188 departed fat to sea tec. When climbing after take off, utility…
- [Incident 19980308018179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980308018179I), Mar 8, 1998: Fokker F28MK4000 (N491US), Portland, OR. Mmel per MEL caused fuel imbalance. Returned. Revised MEL procedures and ops.
- [Incident 19810125006549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125006549I), Jan 25, 1981: Boeing 727 (N491US), Chicago, IL, No damage. Aborted takeoff due to fire warning bell. Maintenance changed aural warning panel, checked normal.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.