Airliner

N740AS

1981 Boeing 737-290C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
22578
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-17 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N740AS on the FAA register

Type
1981 Boeing 737-290C
Serial
22578
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-17 series
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2012-07-09
Airworthiness date
1981-06-02
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A9F29B
Mode S (octal)
52371233
Seats (type)
134
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N740AS.
  • 2006-10-30
    Incident at Seattle, WA.
  • 1981-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N740AS

N740AS is a 1981 Boeing 737-290C, serial number 22578. The FAA register lists Alaska Aviation Museum as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT8D-17 series engines and 134 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 2, 1981.

N740AS has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-10-30 Incident · Seattle, WA NTSB · DCA07IA008
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's self-induced pressure to heed the takeoff clearance during a period of increased workload.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.