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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N493AA

N493AA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 7, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N493AA is reserved by a private party since November 7, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) cancelled November 7, 2024

Serial number
49731
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1989
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 28, 2020
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Last owner
Frontera Flight Holdings INC (Corporation)
Dover, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N493AA

FTW96IA235Incident on June 3, 1996 at Childress, TX: minor injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-82 · serial 49731

The aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.

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