# N489US: 1980 Fokker F.28 MK4000, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Fokker F.28 MK4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (registry code 4990810)
- Serial number: 11149
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: June 26, 2000
- Mode S code: A60BDB
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0351° N, 89.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38118, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=489US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489US-2013-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fokker F.28 MK4000: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA89LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA228), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F-28 MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL, no damage. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19921102052269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102052269I), Nov 2, 1992: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Left wing collided with a push-back tug while taxiing to gate. Tug was unlighted.
- [Accident 19890819034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819034369A), Aug 19, 1989: Fokker F28MK4000 (N489US), Vero Beach, FL. Encountered severe clear air turbulence at FL250. A flight attendant broke her ankle when thrown to the floor.

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