N33701 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Embraer EMB-120RT. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 6, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Embraer EMB-120RT cancelled November 6, 1992
- Serial number
- 120077
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 8, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 21, 1992
- Last owner
- Continental Airlines INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca 65-LB cancelled December 31, 1970
- Serial number
- L-12881
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 25, 1965
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bennett Ronald F (Individual)
St Stephens, SC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N33701
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer 120 · serial 120-L77
THE FAILURE OF CONTINENTAL EXPRESS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL TO ADHERE TO PROPER MAINTENANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES FOR THE AIRPLANE'S HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE BOOTS THAT LED TO THE SUDDEN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF THE PARTIALLY SECURED LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AND THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE NOSE-DOWN PITCHOVER AND BREAKUP OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF CONTINENTAL EXPRESS MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPROVED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE FAA SURVEILLANCE TO DETECT AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH APPROVED PROCEDURES. (NTSB REPORT AAR-92/04)
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB-120 · serial 120.077
PROPELLER AND ENGINE (POWERPLANT) OVERSPEED.
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