N4490 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 680. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 1, 1995. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aero Commander 680 cancelled February 1, 1995
- Serial number
- 680487157
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 19, 1984
- Last FAA action
- November 16, 1994
- Last owner
- Thompson Zane G (Individual)
Midland City, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Curtiss JN4D cancelled September 26, 1929
- Serial number
- SC4433
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 11, 1929
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Stroup George William (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4490
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 680 · serial 680-487-157
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE CONDUCTING A HIGH SPEED TAXI MANEUVER WHICH RESULTED IN INADVERTENT FLIGHT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE AND THE WIND GUST.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site