# N493TK: 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: April 24, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493TK

## Aircraft that carried N493TK

- [Cancelled 2015-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493TK-2015-04-24): Gautier THORP T-18, S/N 493, built 1977. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N493TK (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 CHI79DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP02), Oct 6, 1978: Thorp T-18 (N493TK), Middleton, WI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N493TK (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.

- [Accident 19781006033959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006033959A), Oct 6, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK (N493TK), Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Wingtip collided with sod on side of r/w.wind gusting to 30KTS.

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