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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N493US

N493US is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fokker F.28 MK4000 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 15, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Fokker F.28 MK4000 cancelled February 15, 2006

Serial number
11161
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1980
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
South Africa
Certificate issued
August 29, 2005
Last FAA action
August 29, 2005
Last owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N493US

LAX00LA098Accident on February 14, 2000 at Red Bluff, CA: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fokker FK-28-4000 · serial 11161

the failure of the passenger to fasten his seat belt without the necessity of being instructed by the flight attendant.

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