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N4494A

N4494A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 58 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Beech 58 cancelled September 6, 2019

Serial number
TH-30
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 3, 2016
Last FAA action
May 3, 2016
Last owner
Richardson David (Individual)
St Thomas, VI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-18A cancelled November 19, 1959

Serial number
18-4865
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
March 16, 1956
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Hensley Walter (Individual)
Havre, MT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4494A

ERA18FA046Accident on December 8, 2017 at St. Croix: fatal, destroyed (5 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 58 · serial TH-30

The non-multiengine rated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the left engine due to detonation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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