# N18479: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 7, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18479

## Aircraft that carried N18479

- [Cancelled 1981-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18479-1981-05-07): Boeing 727-100C, S/N 19174, built 1966. Owner: [Continental Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## NTSB investigations on N18479 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA81AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA003), Nov 21, 1980: Boeing 727 (N18479), Yap, Micronesia, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18479 (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19800407047239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407047239I), Apr 7, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear scissor disconnected on landing roll, allowing nose wheel to turn sideways.
- [Incident 19800315038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038789I), Mar 15, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Houston, TX. Slow hydraulic leak number one engine. Flight returned to Houston.
- [Incident 19800131020479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020479I), Jan 31, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Midland, TX. Runway icy and taxiway braking nil. While attempting 180 degree turn on runway, aircraft got off side of runway.

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