# N493US: 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=493US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493US

## Aircraft that carried N493US

- [Cancelled 2006-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493US-2006-02-15): Fokker F.28 MK4000, S/N 11161, 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 N493US (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 LAX00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA098), Feb 14, 2000: Fokker FK-28-4000 (N493US), Red Bluff, CA, no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the passenger to fasten his seat belt without the necessity of being instructed by the flight attendant.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N493US (5)

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 20000214000579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000214000579A), Feb 14, 2000: Fokker F28MK4000 (N493US), Red Bluff, CA. (.19) On February 14, 2000, at 1134 hours pacific standard time, horizon air flight 2457, a Fokker FK-28, N493US, encountered turbulence over Red Bluff,…
- [Incident 19900604026009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604026009I), Jun 4, 1990: Fokker F28MK4000 (N493US), Syracuse, NY. Unable to retract flaps after takeoff. Returned. Flap clutch shut off, solenoid was sticking.
- [Incident 19800728062849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728062849I), Jul 28, 1980: Boeing 727 (N493US), Chicago, IL. Unscheduled landing due to a system hydraulic failure.
- [Incident 19791226047059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226047059I), Dec 26, 1979: Boeing 72751C (N493US), Milwaukee, WI. Flight returned after fire warning. Found broken bleed air duct.
- [Incident 19780104001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104001269I), Jan 4, 1978: Boeing 727 (N493US), Detroit, MI. Bomb threat. No bomb found.

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