# N4735: 1968 Boeing 727-235, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (registry code 138408B)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19455
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1995
- Last registry action: April 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A5CF46
- Owner when cancelled: [American International Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4735
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4735
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4735-2012-12-11

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 Boeing 727-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235.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 FTW73IF005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73IF005), Jul 26, 1972: Boeing 727 (N4735), New Orleans, LA, incident, minor damage

## 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 19820731040559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731040559I), Jul 31, 1982: Boeing 727235 (N4735), Houston, TX. Pilot returned to Houston because of pressurization problems. Found a blown duct at the APU amplifier.
- [Incident 19800517052519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052519I), May 17, 1980: Boeing 727235 (N4735), Houston, TX. Aircraft lost hydraulic pressure and quantity. Hydraulic pump had failed.
- [Incident 19790816031699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031699I), Aug 16, 1979: Boeing 727235 (N4735), Las Vegas, NV. Za zg zk zt smoke from coffee makers in galley. Found short in coffee maker.

## Other aircraft with N4735

- [Cancelled 1929-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4735-1929-09-07): Alexander COMBINATION EAGLEROC, S/N 448, built 1928. Owner: [Woodford Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODFORD%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Weston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Weston)

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