# N496AA: 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 28, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=496AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496AA

## Aircraft that carried N496AA

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496AA-2020-02-28): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49734, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerothrust Holdings Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTHRUST%20HOLDINGS%20LEASING%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N496AA (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.

- [Incident 19910813041419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813041419I), Aug 13, 1991: Doug DC982 (N496AA), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Ball of fire from NR2 engine on start up. Fired APU bottle. APU turbine had exploded out of bulkhead.

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