# N494S: North American AT-6D, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American AT-6D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (registry code 6400416)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-575](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-575) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-44681
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2005
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A62084
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Fred A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20FRED%20A)
- Location: [Mocksville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Mocksville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9272° N, 80.5714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27028, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494S-2012-11-29

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 North American AT-6D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d.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 ATL06LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA007), Oct 15, 2005: North American AT-6D (N494S), Mocksville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and an in-flight collision with trees and the ground.

## 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.

- [Accident 20051015025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025789A), Oct 15, 2005: Namer AT6D (N494S), Mocksville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Inspector statement: I was notified on 10/15/2005 at approx. 1930 by the atlanta comm center of an accident that had occurred near Mocksville, NC. At the…
- [Incident 20050417005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417005899I), Apr 17, 2005: Namer AT6D (N494S), Salisbury, NC, Minor damage. (-23) On April 17, 2005 at 1800 local, an aircraft incident occurred at Rowan County Airport in Salisbury, north carolina. The following is an account of this…

## Other aircraft with N494S

- [Cancelled 2000-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494S-2000-05-11): Stubbe Kenneth D KITFOX CLASSIC IV, S/N C9404-0019. Owner: [Stubbe Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUBBE%20KENNETH%20D), [Toledo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Toledo)

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