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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5491E

N5491E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Alon A2 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Alon A2 cancelled September 24, 2012

Serial number
A-25
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 19, 1985
Last FAA action
June 16, 2009
Last owner
Bordelon Brent M (Individual)
Mansura, LA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5491E

FTW85FRD01Accident on May 5, 1985 at Bunkie, LA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Alon A-2 · serial A-25

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