# N16982: 1979 Airbus Industrie A300 B4, registration cancelled 2003-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 091
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1995
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2002
- Last registry action: April 23, 2002
- Mode S code: A116A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Evergreen Aircraft Sales & Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20CO)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16982
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16982-2003-01-23

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 (3)

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

- [SDR CAL950174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950174), Mar 2, 1995: GEARBOX. BINDING. EWR - FLT 668 - THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE FLAPS NOT EXTENDING FOR LANDING. THE 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT
- [SDR CAL950138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950138), Feb 18, 1995: TRANSMISSION. LACK OF LUBE. EWR - FLT 0750 - WHEN FLAP HANDLE MOVED TO 8 DEGREES ON APPROACH TO EWR, FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. CYCLING FLAP HANDLE HAD NO EFFECT. 'ABNORMAL' RPOCEDURES WERE C
- [SDR CAL950071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950071), Jan 25, 1995: FLAP TRANS. INOPERATIVE. MCO - FLT 117 - THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND ON APPROACH. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 AND NR 6 FLAP TRANSMISSIONS AT FAULT. BOTH 

## 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 NYC94IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94IA035), Dec 7, 1993: Airbus Industrie A-300 (N16982), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TRANSLATING COWL ON THE #2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE BONDING MATERIAL.

## Other aircraft with N16982

- [Cancelled 2007-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16982-2007-11-15): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281469, built 2007. Exported to India. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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