N18611 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 737-524 built in 1994. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Boeing 737-524 cancelled March 21, 2013
- Serial number
- 27324
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 1994
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 5, 2009
- Last FAA action
- February 5, 2009
- Last owner
- Continental Airlines INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Boeing 314 cancelled May 5, 1954
- Serial number
- 2085
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Universalairline INC (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N18611
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 737-524 · serial 27324
The captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain’s training and experience. Contributing to the accident were the following factors: 1) an air traffic control system that did not require or facilitate the dissemination of key, available wind information to the air traffic controllers and pilots; and 2) inadequate crosswind training in the airline industry due to deficient simulator wind gust modeling.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site