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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4494X

N4494X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 17, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled August 17, 2000

Serial number
28-7625044
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 26, 1999
Last FAA action
December 20, 1999
Last owner
Simpson Brian K (Co-owned)
Wetumpka, AL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4494X

CHI00FA090Accident on March 18, 2000 at Dighton, KS: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7625044

the inadvertent stall. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into known adverse weather conditions, the icing conditions, and improper in-flight planning by the pilot.

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