# N494CB: 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 17, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494CB

## Aircraft that carried N494CB

- [Cancelled 2014-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494CB-2014-11-17): Piper J3C-65, S/N 18185. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bliss Craig R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLISS%20CRAIG%20R), [Mount Vernon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mount%20Vernon)

## NTSB investigations on N494CB (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 FTW89FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA055), Feb 23, 1989: Piper J3C-65 (N494CB), Mount Vernon, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE MECHANICS WHO REBUILT THE AIRPLANE, IN THAT THEY FAILED TO DETECT AND/OR CORRECT THE CORRODED LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN WING FAILURE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N494CB (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 19890223002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223002429A), Feb 23, 1989: Piper J3C65 (N494CB), Mount Vernon, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Front lift strut failed in level flight. Wing folded causing crash. Had just been rebuilt and licensed day before.

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