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N494CB

N494CB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 17, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N494CB is reserved by a private party since June 16, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on April 16, 2027.

Piper J3C-65 cancelled November 17, 2014

Serial number
18185
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 21, 1988
Last FAA action
March 17, 2009
Last owner
Bliss Craig R (Individual)
Mount Vernon, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N494CB

FTW89FA055Accident on February 23, 1989 at Mount Vernon, TX: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3C-65 · serial 18185

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE MECHANICS WHO REBUILT THE AIRPLANE, IN THAT THEY FAILED TO DETECT AND/OR CORRECT THE CORRODED LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN WING FAILURE.

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