# N601BN: Boeing 747-127, registration cancelled 1998-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-127](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-127) (registry code 1384893)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20207
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1992
- Last registry action: June 30, 1998
- Mode S code: A7CB1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Tower Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWER%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Jamaica, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Jamaica)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7081° N, 73.8280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11415, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601BN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601BN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601BN-1998-07-06

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 747-127: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-127.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 FTW79IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA063), Mar 14, 1979: Boeing 747 (N601BN), Dallas, TX, incident, no damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19850808046049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850808046049I), Aug 8, 1985: Boeing 747127 (N601BN), Frankfurt, GE. Child placed finger under armrest. Mother put armrest down and nearly severed childs finger. Returned for landing.
- [Incident 19850522029219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850522029219I), May 22, 1985: Boeing 747127 (N601BN), Sarajevo, YO. Trash fire in container between lavatories. Used extinguishers and eliminated smoke.
- [Incident 19800604054969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604054969I), Jun 4, 1980: Boeing 747/ (N601BN), East Boston, MA, Minor damage. Engine hot start. Required engine change due to over temp.
- [Incident 19800410050249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800410050249I), Apr 10, 1980: Boeing 747/ (N601BN), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Suspected lightning strike. Radome/vor antenna/vertical stabilizer tip/coax cable connectors replaced.
- [Incident 19790811030449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811030449I), Aug 11, 1979: Boeing 747* (N601BN), Boston, MA. Number 4 hydraulic system indicated fluid depletion.
- [Incident 19790517027179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517027179I), May 17, 1979: Boeing 747* (N601BN), London, UK. Gear warning returned to normal after hold. One gear in grass on preceding taxi, unscheduled fuel stop.
- [Incident 19790313008679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313008679I), Mar 13, 1979: Boeing 747* (N601BN), Dallas, TX. Pilot died at controls, flight continued.

## Other aircraft with N601BN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601BN): Taylorcraft BC12-D1, S/N 10253, built 1946

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