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N4494A1970 Beech 58

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 11, 2026

N4494A appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2017, 5 fatalities). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 11, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
TH-30
Manufacturer
Beech
Model
58
Year
1970
Category
Fixed wing multi-engine
Engine
Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Registration
Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N4494A

Accident & incident history

  1. ERA18FA046Dec 8, 2017St. CroixFatal · 5 fatal

    The non-multiengine rated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the left engine due to detonation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1970 Beech 58).

  1. Sep 6, 2019deregisteredRichardson David

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N4494A was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1970 Beech 58 above.

Frequently asked

Has N4494A been in an accident?
Yes. N4494A appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2017.
What kind of aircraft is N4494A?
N4494A is a 1970 Beech 58 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number TH-30.
Has N4494A been in a fatal accident?
An NTSB record for N4494A (ERA18FA046) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.

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