# N748TW: Boeing 707-131B, registration cancelled 1982-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 707-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (registry code 138360P)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18387
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1979
- Mode S code: AA1200
- Owner when cancelled: [Boeing Military Airplane Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20MILITARY%20AIRPLANE%20CO)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=748TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748TW-1982-08-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 707-131B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b.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 DCA66A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0005), Dec 4, 1965: Boeing 707 131B (N748TW), Carmel, NY, substantial damage, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19820228005009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228005009I), Feb 28, 1982: Boeing 707131B (N748TW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Compressor stall on takeoff roll, aborted. Number two engine had failed internally.
- [Incident 19780825038959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825038959I), Aug 25, 1978: Boeing 707131B (N748TW), Boston, MA. Vibration and EGT rise on climb. Engine shutdown. Flight returned. Turbine blades failed.

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