# N494M: Chance Vought F4U-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chance Vought F4U-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5) (registry code 2152610, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 124486
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1998
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A62007
- Registered owner: [George Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20MIKE)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7481° N, 89.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62712, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Chance Vought F4U-5)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N494M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N494M.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N494M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N494M before.

- [Cancelled 1971-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494M-1971-07-14): Mooney M-18LA, S/N 105. Owner: [Johnston W F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20W%20F), [Stewart Manor, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Stewart%20Manor)
- [Cancelled 1930-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494M-1930-08-08): Baker Mcmillen CADET II, S/N 104, built 1930. Owner: [Schenectady Glider Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHENECTADY%20GLIDER%20CLUB%20INC), [Schenectady, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Schenectady)

## Related

- Other Chance Vought F4U-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5/aircraft.md

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