Single-engine piston

N494M

Homebuilt F4U-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
124486
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Springfield, IL
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Registration record

N494M on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt F4U-5
Serial
124486
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Springfield, IL
Certificate issued
1998-11-18
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A62007
Mode S (octal)
51420007
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N494M to the current registrant.
  • 1971-07-14
    N494M previously assigned to a Mooney M-18LA (s/n 105); cancelled.
  • 1930-08-08
    N494M previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cadet II (s/n 104); cancelled.
Overview

About N494M

N494M is a Homebuilt F4U-5, serial number 124486. It is registered to an individual in Springfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N494M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-05-09 Accident · Mill Point,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1161
Reported aircraft: Mooney M18LA — a different aircraft that carried the N494M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG ALT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

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.