# N88709: 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: June 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88709

## Aircraft that carried N88709

- [Cancelled 2013-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-2013-06-14): Boeing 727-224, S/N 19800, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nationsbank Tennessee Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONSBANK%20TENNESSEE%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- [Cancelled 1961-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-1961-07-17): Douglas DC-4, S/N 18339. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Resort Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESORT%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N88709 (3)

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 LAX89IA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA315), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL WELL.
- [NTSB DEN84IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA116), Mar 22, 1984: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Denver, CO, incident, no damage
- [NTSB LAX71AL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL040), Dec 16, 1970: Boeing 727 (N88709), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N88709 (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 19890810046269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810046269I), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Severe vibration in cruise. Descended and slowed. Found 20 inch crack in floor panel in wheel well.
- [Incident 19840905050979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905050979I), Sep 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Kansas City, MO. Unable to control pressure in cabin. Found a crack in the ceiling of the nose wheel well.
- [Incident 19790420024509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420024509I), Apr 20, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot struck a service truck during taxi. Damaged the wingtip.

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