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N498AA

N498AA 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 August 3, 2020. The last status on file was "sale reported".

Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) cancelled August 3, 2020

Serial number
49736
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1989
Last status
Sale reported
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 3, 2020
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Pembroke Pines, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N498AA

NYC92FA009Accident on October 17, 1991 at Newark, NJ: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 · serial 49736

FAILURE OF THE CREW OF THE B-737, N7385F, TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING, AND FAILURE BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND/OR ISSUE WARNINGS TO EITHER FLIGHTCREW. A FACTOR WAS THE AFTER-LANDING TASK SATURATION OF BOTH FLIGHTCREWS.

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