Accident · substantial damage
Apr 27, 2004 · Melo- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- DCA04WA041
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA04WA041)
N715FE1971 Fokker F.27MK 500
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 21, 2006.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2004)1 AD may apply1 service difficulty report
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Federal Express Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Dec 26, 1989
- Canceled
- Mar 21, 2006
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 30, 1990
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- Model
- F.27MK 500
- Year
- 1971
- Serial number
- 10468
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 55
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A98F22
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc Dart532
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 2238 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1989 – 2006Federal Express CorpMemphis, TN
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-04-16 | Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped With Walter Kidde Nose Wheel Steering System | Mar 31, 1997 | Airframe (F.27MK 500)Certain serial numbers: F27 10102–10692. Only with: Equipped with Walter Kidde nose wheel steering system (steering unit gearbox housing assembly) P/N 893954. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Structures (general) · fire · detectedApr 27, 2004
DURING FLIGHT FDX7145 EZE-POA THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE THIRD CREW MEMBER OCCUPYING THE JUMP SEAT CHECKED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AND OBSERVED FLAMES IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE JUMPSEAT CREW MEMBER USED 2 HAND HELD EXTINGUISHERS ON THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026