Single-engine piston

N491M

1951 Mooney M18C Mite

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
244
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Natchez, MS
Registration record

N491M on the FAA register

Type
1951 Mooney M18C Mite (FAA: Mooney M-18C)
Serial
244
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Natchez, MS
Certificate issued
2012-12-28
Airworthiness date
1956-06-07
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A614E2
Mode S (octal)
51412342
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N491M to the current registrant.
  • 1956-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
  • 1931-03-18
    N491M previously assigned to a Woodson Engineering Co A-16 (s/n A-16); cancelled.
Overview

About N491M

N491M is a 1951 Mooney M18C Mite (FAA model M-18C), serial number 244. It is registered to co-owners in Natchez, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 7, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N491M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N491M.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.