# N4737: Boeing 727-235, registration cancelled 1983-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (registry code 138408B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19457
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1980
- Mode S code: A5CF8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Pan American World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4737
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4737
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4737-1983-04-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 DCA82AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA028), Jul 9, 1982: Boeing 727-235 (N4737), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 153 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78IA036), Jan 27, 1978: Boeing 727 (N4737), Orlando, FL, incident, no 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.

- [Accident 19820709069969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709069969A), Jul 9, 1982: Boeing 727235 (N4737), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 150 fatal. Aircraft departed into thunderstorm area and was observed sinking into ground in nose-high attitude.
- [Incident 19790325011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325011889I), Mar 25, 1979: Boeing 727235 (N4737), Houston, TX. Zk "a" system fluid lost due to split in flap control valve.
- [Incident 19780707042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707042639I), Jul 7, 1978: Boeing 727 (N4737), Houston, TX. Takeoff aborted when tower reported smoke from left wing. Turned out to be fuel vapor, surge tank was drained

## Other aircraft with N4737

- [Cancelled 2012-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4737-2012-07-03): Airbus Industrie A300 B4-622R, S/N 737. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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