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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N242US

N242US is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 737-201 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 13, 2007 when the aircraft was exported to Pakistan. The last status on file was "sale reported".

Boeing 737-201 cancelled April 13, 2007

Serial number
22444
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1981
Last status
Sale reported
Exported to
Pakistan
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
April 11, 2007
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
None, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N242US

CHI89MA046Accident on January 20, 1989 at Chicago, IL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 737-201 · serial 22444

PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AFT CONE (ENGINE MOUNTING) BOLT, WHICH RESULTED IN MISMATCHED SURFACES BETWEEN THE BOLT AND ISOLATION MOUNT, LOSS OF TORQUE DURING CYCLIC LOADING OF THE MOUNTING BOLT, AND SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE BOLT.

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