# N4770: Handley Page HP-137 MK1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Handley Page HP-137 MK1](https://openairdocs.org/model/handley-page-hp-137-mk1) (registry code 4130402, 20 seats)
- Serial number: 240
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Certificate issued: March 2, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A5DD73
- Registered owners: [Technical Education Services Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TECHNICAL%20EDUCATION%20SERVICES%20INC%20DBA), [Aviation Institute Of Maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20MAINTENANCE)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4770
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4770

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Handley Page HP-137 MK1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4770.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19830201009699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201009699I), Feb 1, 1983: Hnlypg HP137MK1 (N4770), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot shut engine down after hearing a loud noise. Found propeller was struck by a moving unattended baggage cart.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4770

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4770 before.

- [Cancelled 1932-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4770-1932-03-26): Fairchild FC-2-W2, S/N 28, built 1928. Owner: [Petta Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETTA%20MICHAEL%20A), [Solvay, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Solvay)

## Related

- Other Handley Page HP-137 MK1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/handley-page-hp-137-mk1/aircraft.md

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