# N493AA: 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: November 7, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493AA

## Aircraft that carried N493AA

- [Cancelled 2024-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493AA-2024-11-07): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49731, built 1989. Owner: [Frontera Flight Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTERA%20FLIGHT%20HOLDINGS%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)

## NTSB investigations on N493AA (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 FTW96IA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA235), Jun 3, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N493AA), Childress, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N493AA (1)

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 20130926019409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130926019409I), Sep 26, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (N493AA), Chicago, IL, No damage. On Thursday September 26, 2013 an inspector from the o?hare flight standards office (FSDO) was on telephone standby and received a phone call from the great…

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