# N274US: 1969 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 1975-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 20296
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1970
- Mode S code: A2B72B
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=274US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274US-1975-01-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75AN070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN070), Dec 1, 1974: Boeing 727 (N274US), Thiells, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N274US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274US): Rossi Randall A VANS RV-7, S/N 71710, built 2006
- [Cancelled 2003-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274US-2003-09-25): Boeing 737-2B7, S/N 22886, built 1983. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

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