# N4944H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4944H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944H

## Aircraft that carried N4944H

- [Cancelled 2013-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944H-2013-03-18): Cessna 182R, S/N 18267855, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shelby Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBY%20AVIATION%20INC), [Shelby, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Shelby)
- [Cancelled 1971-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944H-1971-06-17): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-823. Owner: [Blackwell Phillip D DBA Elba Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKWELL%20PHILLIP%20D%20DBA%20ELBA%20AIR%20SERVICE)

## NTSB investigations on N4944H (2)

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 BFO90DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID02), Sep 9, 1990: Cessna 182R (N4944H), Evington, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE IS FAILURE OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM.
- [NTSB MIA67A0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0123), May 21, 1967: Piper PA-11 (N4944H), Warrior, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4944H (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 19900908038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038409A), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 182R (N4944H), Evington, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost vacuum pump and gyro indications en route at night IMC. Spiral dive ensued.

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