N497FE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 727-232 built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 19, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N497FE is reserved by Federal Express CORP since January 23, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on November 23, 2026.
Boeing 727-232 cancelled March 19, 2013
- Serial number
- 20866
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 13, 1989
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2013
- Last owner
- Federal Express Corporation (Corporation)
Memphis, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N497FE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727-232 · serial 20866
The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's failure to adhere to company flight procedures, the captain's and flight engineer's failure to monitor the approach, and the first officer's color vision deficiency.
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