# N281US: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281US

## Aircraft that carried N281US

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281US-2013-06-18): Boeing 727-251, S/N 21160, built 1975. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Danville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Danville)

## NTSB investigations on N281US (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA060), Apr 9, 1981: Boeing 727 (N281US), Washington, DC, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N281US (3)

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 19971230041339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230041339I), Dec 30, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft slsid off snow covered taxiway onto crassy area. No damage or injuries.
- [Incident 19900825049569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825049569I), Aug 25, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Milwaukee, WI. A system hydraulic failure on final. Landed safely. Flow control valve body was cracked in left wheel well.
- [Incident 19800111013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111013519I), Jan 11, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Minneapolis, MN. Trailing edge flap asymmetry trip on takeoff. Inboard trailing edge flap jack screws lubricated.

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