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N1978

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1964 Boeing 727-23 · Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1

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Cancelled: August 20, 2012
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 18434
Year built: 1964
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-jet
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: June 19, 1964
Certificate issued: April 28, 1993
Last registry action: May 13, 1999
Mode S code: A1859C
Owner when cancelled: Emery Worldwide Airlines Inc
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBoeing 727-23ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1TCDS E2EA · Turbo-jet

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N1978 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19890729042149IDescent · Rochester, NYA system hydraulic failure on descent. Manually extended gear. Landed without incident. .Jul 29, 1989 Incident 19820405024369IDescent · Dallas Ft Worth, TXLost over 8000 pounds of fuel on descent and taxi to gate. Nr 2 fuel control unit cover plate PN376876 leaked.Apr 5, 1982 Incident 19800117015159ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Syracuse, NYNumber 7 leading edge slat did not retract after takeoff. Slat and actuator replaced.Jan 17, 1980

Other aircraft with N1978 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N1978 now.

UndatedCurtiss Aeroplane & Motor JN4C · S/N I-642Cancellation date not recorded · Built 1918 · Roscoe Kent V, Fordson, MI