# N1978: 1964 Boeing 727-23, registration cancelled 2012-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (registry code 1384004)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18434
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMERY%20WORLDWIDE%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4579° N, 122.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94303, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978-2012-08-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Boeing 727-23: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23.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 19890729042149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729042149I), Jul 29, 1989: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Rochester, NY. A system hydraulic failure on descent. Manually extended gear. Landed without incident. .
- [Incident 19820405024369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405024369I), Apr 5, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Dallas Ft Worth, TX. Lost over 8000 pounds of fuel on descent and taxi to gate. Nr 2 fuel control unit cover plate PN376876 leaked.
- [Incident 19800117015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015159I), Jan 17, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1978), Syracuse, NY. Number 7 leading edge slat did not retract after takeoff. Slat and actuator replaced.

## Other aircraft with N1978

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978-undated): Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor JN4C, S/N I-642, built 1918. Owner: [Roscoe Kent V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSCOE%20KENT%20V), [Fordson, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Fordson)

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