# N18479: 1966 Boeing 727-100C, registration cancelled 1981-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-100C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-100c) (registry code 1384037)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19174
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1977
- Mode S code: A152F7
- Owner when cancelled: [Continental Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18479-1981-05-07

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 727-100C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-100c.md

## 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 DCA81AA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA003), Nov 21, 1980: Boeing 727 (N18479), Yap, Micronesia, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19800407047239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407047239I), Apr 7, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear scissor disconnected on landing roll, allowing nose wheel to turn sideways.
- [Incident 19800315038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038789I), Mar 15, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Houston, TX. Slow hydraulic leak number one engine. Flight returned to Houston.
- [Incident 19800131020479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020479I), Jan 31, 1980: Boeing 72730 (N18479), Midland, TX. Runway icy and taxiway braking nil. While attempting 180 degree turn on runway, aircraft got off side of runway.

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