# N260US: 1969 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2004-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19979
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1998
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A280D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Pegasus Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEGASUS%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7984° N, 122.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260US-2004-04-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19940226009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226009459I), Feb 26, 1994: Boeing 737200 (N260US), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Blew right main landing gear tire on rollout. Brakes caught on fire. Emergency evacuation ordered.
- [Incident 19901124057249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901124057249I), Nov 24, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N260US), Memphis, TN. NR1 engine fire warning. Shut down and used bottle. The fuel heat manifold line was broken.
- [Incident 19860513022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513022719I), May 13, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N260US), Billings, MT. Aborted takeoff when aural warning sounded. Recycled flaps and departed. Rigging of flaps checked with no faults.
- [Incident 19860501027939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501027939I), May 1, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N260US), Billings, MT. Aural warning sounded with power application. Aborted takeoff. Recycled flaps. Later lubricated flap jackscrews.
- [Incident 19810117007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117007029I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 727251 (N260US), Chicago, IL, No damage. Number four leading edge flap would not fully extend. Maintenance changed nr 4 leading edge flap actuator.

## Other aircraft with N260US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260US): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, S/N 060/US, built 2023

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