# N727DF: 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: April 6, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727DF

## Aircraft that carried N727DF

- [Cancelled 2023-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727DF-2023-04-06): Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT, S/N 2126, built 1997. Owner: [Rutledge Geoffrey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLEDGE%20GEOFFREY%20W), [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)

## NTSB investigations on N727DF (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 WPR22LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA141), Apr 2, 2022: Fernandes Dale R Glasair II S-FT (N727DF), Saline Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a controlled descent rate during landing which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N727DF (1)

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.

- [Accident 20220402008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220402008749A), Apr 2, 2022: Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT (N727DF), Saline Valley, CA, Substantial damage. On April 2, 2022, N727DF, a glasair ii, under VFR conditions landed at the Saline Valley airport (chicken strip), California. According to the pilot he had…

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