# N8490K: 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: July 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8490K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490K

## Aircraft that carried N8490K

- [Cancelled 2017-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490K-2017-07-14): Schweizer G-164B, S/N 710B, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wallin Michael L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLIN%20MICHAEL%20L%20DBA), [Walnut Ridge, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Walnut%20Ridge)
- [Cancelled 1954-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490K-1954-01-07): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1490. Owner: [East Coast Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Lexington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lexington)

## NTSB investigations on N8490K (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 CHI07CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA220), Jul 20, 2007: Schweizer G-164B (N8490K), West Liberty, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with birds immediately after takeoff and the resulting loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the fence and ditch encountered during the overrun.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8490K (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 20070720013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720013029A), Jul 20, 2007: Scwzer G164B (N8490K), West Liberty, IA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was airborne approximately 25-30 feet when engine lost power after birds flew by. Pilot could not keep aircraft airborne and landed straight…

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