# N261US: Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 1997-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1988
- Last registry action: December 10, 1996
- Mode S code: A28487
- Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261US-1997-07-29

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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920817036009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817036009I), Aug 17, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N261US), Savannah, GA. Pilot cleared for approach to Savannah airport. Landed at Hunter army airfield. Departed for Savannah.
- [Incident 19890109009549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109009549I), Jan 9, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N261US), Boston, MA. No oil temperature indication on climbout. Returned. Found faulty NR2 oil temperature gauge.

## Other aircraft with N261US

- [Cancelled 2018-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261US-2018-01-02): Lockheed 1329-25 JETSTAR II, S/N 5211. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Turbines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20TURBINES%20INC), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

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