Airliner

N747A

Boeing 747SP-27

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
21992
Class
Airliner
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasa-Armstrong Flight Research Center (Government)
Based
Edwards, CA
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Registration record

N747A on the FAA register

Type
Boeing 747SP-27
Serial
21992
Engines
4
Registered owner
Nasa-Armstrong Flight Research Center
Edwards, CA
Certificate issued
2017-01-10
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AA0C8B
Mode S (octal)
52406213
Seats (type)
192
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N747A to the current registrant.
  • 2004-01-16
    N747A previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-55 (s/n 55910); cancelled.
Overview

About N747A

N747A is a Boeing 747SP-27, serial number 21992. The FAA register lists Nasa-Armstrong Flight Research Center as the registrant in Edwards, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner and 192 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N747A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-30 Accident · Lytle Creek, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX02TA267
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-55T — a different aircraft that carried the N747A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Failure of the hydraulic system due to contamination in the hydraulic fluid, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control.
1966-08-20 Accident · Galena Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0727
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N747A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INER THAT HAD SEVERAL HOLES IN IT.LANDED IN SWAMP

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.