# N11985: 1980 Airbus Industrie A300 B4, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4) (registry code 3930333)
- Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 119
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1996
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A05130
- Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7568° N, 95.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11985-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Airbus Industrie A300 B4: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CALA950495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA950495), Jun 17, 1995: HYD PUMP. LEAKING. LAX - FLT 0187- THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID DROPPED TO THE ORANGE DOT DURING CRUISE. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS DUMPED AND THE FLUID LEVEL REMAINED AT THE ORA
- [SDR CAL950140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950140), Feb 20, 1995: DUCT. RUPTURED. FLT NR 288 - EWR - TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 60 KNOTS AFTER THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 DROPPED AND THE EGT ROSE TO 950 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE 14TH STAG
- [SDR CAL950063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950063), Jan 23, 1995: INPUT ROD. OUT OF ADJUST. SDQ - FLT 702 - TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT LESS THAN 50 KNOTS DUE TO THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN COMING ON, ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERMITTENT CONFIGURATION LIGHT AND SPEE

## Other aircraft with N11985

- [Cancelled 1975-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11985-1975-04-25): Wittman W-8 TAILWIND, S/N 133. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Hamilton Joseph F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20JOSEPH%20F), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

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