N6489P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 412EP. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 1997 when the aircraft was exported to Egypt. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell 412EP cancelled August 5, 1997
- Serial number
- 36158
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Egypt
- Certificate issued
- April 14, 1997
- Last FAA action
- April 14, 1997
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-24-250 cancelled April 12, 1994
- Serial number
- 241608
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 24, 1989
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 1992
- Last owner
- Aire Austin INC (Corporation)
Austin, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6489P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-250 · serial 24-1608
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT TO AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO HYPOXIA AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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