# N493: Bowlus PRIMARY GLIDER, registration cancelled 1930-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1930
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowlus PRIMARY GLIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-primary-glider) (registry code 05620E8)
- Serial number: 16
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1929
- Mode S code: A61B3C
- Owner when cancelled: [Boothe Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTHE%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-1930-05-17

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 Bowlus PRIMARY GLIDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-primary-glider.md

## Other aircraft with N493

- [Cancelled 2007-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-2007-05-19): Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1, S/N KS2, built 1973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20W), [Mcpherson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Mcpherson)
- [Cancelled 1960-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-1960-08-23): Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, S/N 3251. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Bonanza Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONANZA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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