# N8493A: 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: August 2, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8493A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8493A

## Aircraft that carried N8493A

- [Cancelled 1989-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493A-1989-08-02): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B0236. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1966-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493A-1966-01-04): Beech A35, S/N D-1913. Owner: [Arthur S Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20S%20WILSON), [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)

## NTSB investigations on N8493A (2)

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 ATL88FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA186), May 26, 1988: Cessna 402B (N8493A), West Columbia, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK66D0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0151), Nov 12, 1965: Beechcraft A35 (N8493A), Lodi, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8493A (4)

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 19880525069729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525069729A), May 25, 1988: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Columbia, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Elevator control problem on climbout after long takeoff run. Crashed in trees. Elevator trim push rod bolt missing.
- [Incident 19870626050709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626050709I), Jun 26, 1987: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Smoke from instrument panel noted. Found loose wire in the volt ampmeter circuit had shorted.
- [Incident 19840114011439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840114011439I), Jan 14, 1984: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Monument Valley, UT, Minor damage. Skidded off the snow covered runway on the landing roll. Collapsed the nose gear and bent both propellers.
- [Incident 19810502052949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502052949I), May 2, 1981: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Mesa, AZ. Lost engine on climbout. Unable to feather. Landed safely. Found broken crankshaft.

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