# N9049J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: October 10, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9049J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9049J

## Aircraft that carried N9049J

- [Cancelled 2026-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-2026-10-10): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-0550, built 1999. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Prattville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Prattville)
- [Cancelled 1995-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-1995-04-12): Hughes 269A, S/N 6418033. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Alabama Aviation & Tech College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALABAMA%20AVIATION%20%26%20TECH%20COLLEGE), [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)
- [Cancelled 1971-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-1971-02-09): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-3080. Owner: [Becker Norman Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20NORMAN%20JOSEPH), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

## NTSB investigations on N9049J (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 ATL89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA145), May 11, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9049J), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL AND THE MISJUDGED FLARE DURING A PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION.
- [NTSB CHI71FBD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD47), Dec 26, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N9049J), Schaumburg, IL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9049J (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 19890511013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511013039A), May 11, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9049J), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. Made practice autorotation run. Landing tail raised up and was chopped off by main rotors. Skid may have caught.

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