# N16738: Boeing 707-131B, registration cancelled 1983-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 707-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (registry code 138360P)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19568
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1968
- Last registry action: May 5, 1983
- Mode S code: A10E91
- Owners when cancelled: [Bankers Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKERS%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE), [C/O Corporate Trust Admin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%2FO%20CORPORATE%20TRUST%20ADMIN), [Kluting Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLUTING%20RICHARD%20C), [Block James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLOCK%20JAMES%20V)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16738
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16738-1983-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Boeing 707-131B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19800820066369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820066369I), Aug 20, 1980: Boeing 707131B (N16738), Dayton, OH. Flap indicator stuck when flaps lowered to 15 degrees. An 8 x 1 foot section of the flaps separated at 40 degrees.
- [Incident 19790128003139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128003139I), Jan 28, 1979: Boeing 707131B (N16738), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Service cart traveled the isle of the passenger cabin during deceleration. Hit and destroyed door to cockpit.

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