# N494TW: 1948 Lockheed 749A-79, registration cancelled 2005-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2005
- Exported to: South Korea
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed 749A-79](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-749a-79) (registry code 5262008)
- Engine: [Wright C18BD series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c18bd-series) (registry code 67033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-763](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-763) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2601
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1997
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2005
- Last registry action: February 22, 2005
- Mode S code: A620B2
- Owners when cancelled: [United Technologies Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20TECHNOLOGIES%20CORP), [Pratt & Whitney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20%26%20WHITNEY)
- Location: [East Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/East%20Hartford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0367° N, 73.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06018, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494TW-2005-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Lockheed 749A-79: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-749a-79.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19930916038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916038339I), Sep 16, 1993: Lkheed 749A79 (N494TW), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Loss of secondary hydraulic pressure,used emergency brakes. Stopped off end of runway.NR3 hydraulic pump had failed.

## Other aircraft with N494TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494TW): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB26Z, S/N 534, built 2007

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