# N605FF: Boeing 747-136, registration cancelled 1997-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-136](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-136) (registry code 1384883)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20271
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1991
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A7DA55
- 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: 40.6470° N, 73.7873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11430, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605FF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=605FF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N605FF-1997-01-14

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 747-136: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-136.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3177), Jun 4, 1995: ASSIST BOTTLE. DEPLETED. DURING MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOUND R1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE DEPLETED. REPLACED R1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR BOTTLE.
- [SDR TWRA9505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWRA9505), Jan 10, 1995: EEL BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING DAILY SERVICE, FOUND BOTH OVER-WING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ON RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE. REPLACED BATTERY AT R-3 MAIN ENTRY DOOR, OPS CHECK OKAY. (X)

## 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 DCA96MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA029), Dec 20, 1995: Boeing 747-136 (N605FF), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to reject the takeoff in a timely manner when excessive nosewheel steering tiller inputs resulted in a loss of directional control on a slippery runway. Inadequate Boeing 747…

## 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 19951220041539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041539A), Dec 20, 1995: Boeing 747136 (N605FF), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Veered off icy runway on takeoff. Incorrect tiller input late rudder and failure timely abort. Need more training.
- [Incident 19930407033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930407033449I), Apr 7, 1993: Boeing 747136 (N605FF), Sydney Nova Sco, CN. Encountered clear air turbulence at cruise altitude. Lost 500 feet altitude. Aircraft was then stabilized.
- [Incident 19910807039519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807039519I), Aug 7, 1991: Boeing 747136 (N605FF), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Left wing struck jetway at gate. Marshaller directed aircraft 13 feet beyond stop line.

## Other aircraft with N605FF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605FF): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881605

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