# N491C: 1970 Curtis-Sullivan 3, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Curtis-Sullivan 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-sullivan-3) (registry code 05611GJ)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1001
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1990
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1994
- Last registry action: August 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A61401
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Hubert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20HUBERT%20F)
- Location: [Van Cleave, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Van%20Cleave)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6118° N, 88.7616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39565, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491C-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Curtis-Sullivan 3: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-sullivan-3.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 OAK72DVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVW12), Sep 25, 1971: Curtis Sull J T (N491C), Pioche, NV, substantial damage

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