Airliner

N784TW

1967 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
47014
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sierra American Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N784TW on the FAA register

Type
1967 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F
Serial
47014
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D series
Registered owner
Sierra American Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-02-01
Airworthiness date
1977-08-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AAA120
Mode S (octal)
52520440
Seats (type)
116
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
1,590 nm
Cruise (type)
488 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N784TW to the current registrant.
  • 1982-07-10
    N784TW previously assigned to a Boeing 707-131B (s/n 18403); cancelled.
  • 1977-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N784TW

N784TW is a 1967 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F, serial number 47014. The FAA register lists Sierra American Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT8D series engines and 116 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 488 knots and a range of about 1,590 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 30, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N784TW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
488 kt
Range
1,590 nm
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-01 Accident · St.Louis,Mo, 25 Damage: Minor NTSB · 1 0038
Reported aircraft: Boeing 707 — a different aircraft that carried the N784TW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AX INJ OCCURRED DURING EVAC.

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.