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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8493A

N8493A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 402B. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 2, 1989. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 402B cancelled August 2, 1989

Serial number
402B0236
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Beech A35 cancelled January 4, 1966

Serial number
D-1913
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 16, 1959
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Arthur S Wilson (Partnership)
Stockton, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8493A

ATL88FA186Accident on May 26, 1988 at West Columbia, SC: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 402B · serial 402B0236

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