N494 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R182. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 7, 1999 when the aircraft was exported to United Kingdom. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
N494 is reserved by a private party since March 12, 2014. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 12, 2027.
Cessna R182 cancelled January 7, 1999
- Serial number
- R18200822
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- United Kingdom
- Certificate issued
- October 29, 1998
- Last FAA action
- October 29, 1998
- Last owner
- Swiftair INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech C-45H cancelled November 29, 1993
- Serial number
- AF466
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 27, 1989
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 1993
- Last owner
- Hast INC (Corporation)
Sarasota, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Douglas DC3A-SC3G cancelled April 2, 1964
- Serial number
- 2221
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1940
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 14, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Lee County Mosquito Control District (Government)
Fort Myers, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Heath Airplane Co HEATH PARASOL cancelled March 20, 1930
- Serial number
- XO1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Barron Jack (Individual)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N494
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C-45H · serial AF-466
A PREMATURE LIFT OFF AND INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INSUFFICIENT AVAILABLE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA AFTER A FERRY TANK INSTALLATION AND BOTH PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.
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