# N13983: 1979 Airbus Industrie A300 B4, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 092
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1989
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A0A02C
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13983
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13983-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX4310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4310), Sep 26, 1997: RIB FITTING. CRACKED. AFTER REMOVING THE INNER FLAP L/E SKIN FROM AROUND THE INBOARD FLAP ATTACHMENT POINT, THE RIB FITTING (5TH FROM INBOARD) WAS FOUND TO HAVE SIDE FLANGE WITH A SM
- [SDR CAL950498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950498), Jun 18, 1995: COMPRESSOR. DAMAGED. LAX - FLT 0290 - TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS AFTER A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT POINTER AT MAX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND RE
- [SDR CAL950426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950426), May 29, 1995: DUCT ASSY. RUPTURED. EWR - FLT 0487 - THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT
- [SDR CAL950143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950143), Feb 22, 1995: DUCT ASSY. RUPTURED. FLT NR 668 - MCO - THE NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED BLEED LOSS AND FIRE WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. THE EGT ROSE TO 955 DEGREES. THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST WAS REDUCED AND THE F

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA95IA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA157), Jun 25, 1995: Airbus Industrie A-300-B4-103 (N13983), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO COMPLY WITH THE FLIGHTCREW'S INSTRUCTION TO FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 19950625041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625041799A), Jun 25, 1995: Airbus A300B4103 (N13983), Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico. Encountered severe turbulence en route. Flight attendants and passengers injured. Babies on laps not on manifest.
- [Incident 19911114054419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114054419I), Nov 14, 1991: Airbus A300B4103 (N13983), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Forward left passenger door warning light in flight. Returned and landed without incident.

## Other aircraft with N13983

- [Cancelled 1972-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13983-1972-07-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-4601. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Wiggins Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGGINS%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Alton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Alton)

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