# N613FF: 1970 Boeing 747-121, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 138487A)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19647
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1970
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1994
- Last registry action: July 12, 2007
- Mode S code: A7FA66
- 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/N613FF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=613FF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613FF-2018-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 747-121: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR TWRA9609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWRA9609), Feb 10, 1996: HYD LINE. LEAKING. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MIA. NR 4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED TO 1 GALLON. SYSTEM DEPRESSURIZED, QUANTITY INCREASED TO 2.5 GALLON
- [SDR TWRA9605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWRA9605), Jan 16, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. GYC - DURING CLIMB AT FL 270, NR 3 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL (LOUD BANG) AND EGT WENT TO 1,000 DEGREES FOR 8 SECONDS. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IAW CHECK LIST. U
- [SDR TWRA9559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWRA9559), Nov 6, 1995: SMOKE DET AMP. INTERMITTENT. MIA - AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING ON DESCENT INTO MIA. THE NR 1 BOTTLE WAS FIRED. THE SECOND BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED ON APPROACH P
- [SDR TWRA9524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWRA9524), Mar 24, 1995: HANDLE. JAMED. CREW SERVICE DOOR BUTTERFLY HANDLE DOES NOT RETRACT CAUSING DOOR TO JAM ON DOOR FRAME, DOOR WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN DURING AN EMERGENCY. LUBRICATED ALL ASSOCIAT

## 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 MIA96FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA013), Oct 23, 1995: Boeing 747-121 (N613FF), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the No. 4 engine fifth stage turbine hub due to a cyclic stress rupture for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontained failure of the engine.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19951023037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951023037029A), Oct 23, 1995: Boeing 747121 (N613FF), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. NR4 engine uncontained failure on takeoff roll. Aborted. Stopped safely. Engine fire. Put out. Debris damage.

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