# N5494C: 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: May 20, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5494C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5494C

## Aircraft that carried N5494C

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5494C-2015-05-20): Cessna 170A, S/N 19528, built 1950. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shuford Bobby M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUFORD%20BOBBY%20M), [Norwood, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Norwood)

## NTSB investigations on N5494C (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 NYC08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA003), Oct 4, 2007: Cessna 170A (N5494C), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5494C (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 20071004829799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004829799A), Oct 4, 2007: Cessna 170A (N5494C), Wadesboro, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft bounced after touching down. Aircraft veered left, the pilot applied power to correct. Aircraft continued left, departed runway and entered tall…

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