# N18478: 1964 Boeing 727-30, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-30) (registry code 1384008)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18364
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1993
- Last registry action: June 5, 1997
- Mode S code: A152F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Nationsbank Tennessee Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONSBANK%20TENNESSEE%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5406° N, 77.4347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23219, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18478-2012-08-13

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 Boeing 727-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-30.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 19830601031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601031669I), Jun 1, 1983: Boeing 72730 (N18478), Kansas City, MO. Lost complete pressurization at cruise altitude. All masks deployed. Found bird nest jammed in valve butterfly.
- [Incident 19801126080339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080339I), Nov 26, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18478), Austin, TX. Pressurization lost at 17800 feet. Rear cargo door not properly latched.

## Other aircraft with N18478

- [Cancelled 1948-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18478-1948-05-05): Stinson SR-10E, S/N 5802, built 1938. Owner: [Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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