# N8494C: DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION](https://openairdocs.org/model/dji-phantom-3-profession) (registry code 06101C2)
- Serial number: P76DCE14011663
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: November 12, 2015
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ABA42F
- Registered owner: [Carter James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTER%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Julian, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Julian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0298° N, 116.2625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92036, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8494C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494C

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 (DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8494C.

## NTSB investigations on N8494C not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC73FGM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM11), Oct 30, 1972: Aero Comdr 500 (N8494C), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8494C.

## 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 N8494C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8494C before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494C-undated): Aero Commander 500, S/N 840. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dji-phantom-3-profession/aircraft.md

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