# N389PA: 1969 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2015-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20293
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1989
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A47DFF
- Owner when cancelled: [Red Apple Lease Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20APPLE%20LEASE%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N389PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=389PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389PA-2015-03-19

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19920311009819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311009819I), Mar 11, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N389PA), Chicago, IL. While making a turn the left main landing gear left the pavement. Became stuck in mud. Marshaller directing plane.

## Other aircraft with N389PA

- [Cancelled 2025-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389PA-2025-05-13): Agustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII, S/N 15009, built 2021. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 1968-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389PA-1968-02-20): Boeing 727-121C, S/N 19819. Exported to Vietnam. Owner: [Pan American World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC)

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