# N280US: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 16, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280US

## Aircraft that carried N280US

- [Cancelled 2019-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280US-2019-07-16): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W21ACI16010696. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Aerial Video Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AERIAL%20VIDEO%20INC), [Renfrew, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Renfrew)
- [Cancelled 2000-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280US-2000-10-03): Boeing 727-251, S/N 21159. Sale reported. Owner: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N280US (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19970323015599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323015599I), Mar 23, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Chicago, IL. Narrative: FAA contacted due to turn back & emergency. Declared airworthiness involved due to possible malfunction. [privacy data omitted] A/c departed o'Hare…
- [Incident 19910214004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214004709I), Feb 14, 1991: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Memphis, TN. Fumes in aircraft when lights turned on. Emergency landing. Ballast for lights was cause of fumes.
- [Incident 19900104006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104006849I), Jan 4, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. NR3 engine separated in flight. Landed safely. Recovered engine. Found ingested material from lavatory tank.
- [Incident 19880215011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215011909I), Feb 15, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N280US), Billings, MT. Had a false landing gear position indication. Returned. Landed without incident. Replaced left main downlock sensor

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