# N1279L: Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 1993-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1993
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47358
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1992
- Last registry action: September 30, 1992
- Mode S code: A07151
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONNELL%20DOUGLAS%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1279L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1279L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1279L-1993-04-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19910510019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510019459I), May 10, 1991: Doug DC932 (N1279L), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke in cockpit. Landed safely. Smoke source was a shorted left wing landing light switch.
- [Incident 19810830060469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830060469I), Aug 30, 1981: Doug DC932 (N1279L), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft landed with nose gear indicator light out. Replaced switch and harness.
- [Incident 19790130004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790130004889I), Jan 30, 1979: Doug DC932 (N1279L), St Louis, MO. Pilot missed taxiway in turn off runway during snowfall.

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