# N639FE: 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: January 30, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=639FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N639FE

## Aircraft that carried N639FE

- [Cancelled 2002-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N639FE-2002-01-30): Boeing 747-2R7F, S/N 21650, built 1979. Exported to Ghana. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N639FE (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 MIA97IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA147), Apr 19, 1997: Boeing 747-2R7F (N639FE), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: disbonding and separation of the right inboard wing fixed trailing edge panel during cruise flight, which resulted in damage to the inboard fore flap and inboard mid flap, and a subsequent…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N639FE (2)

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 19970419022279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419022279I), Apr 19, 1997: Boeing 7472R7F (N639FE), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Loud bangs and severe vibrations on climbout. Returned. Right wing trailing edge gone, due thrust reverse.
- [Incident 19920324011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920324011379I), Mar 24, 1992: Boeing 747212B (N639FE), New York, NY. Rudder control problem after takeoff. Normal landing at destination. Replaced. Various electrical parts of rudder.

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