# N473DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 1989-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20750
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A5CC8B
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=473DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473DA-1989-07-27

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 727-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 DCA88MA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA072), Aug 31, 1988: Boeing 727-232 (N473DA), Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, destroyed, 14 fatal. Probable cause: (1) THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER'S INADEQUATE COCKPIT DISCIPLINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLIGHTCREW'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITHOUT THE WING FLAPS AND SLATS PROPERLY CONFIGURED; AND (2) THE FAILURE OF…
- [NTSB NYC77IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA025), Dec 27, 1976: Boeing 727 (N473DA), Bangor, ME, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB NYC75AN068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN068), Nov 25, 1974: Boeing 727 (N473DA), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19880831036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880831036229A), Aug 31, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N473DA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed, 14 fatal. Crew failed to ascertain flaps set for takeoff and flap warning horn failed, lack of lift caused settling and crash
- [Incident 19801031076919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031076919I), Oct 31, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N473DA), Dallas, TX. A stuck contact in the speed brake warning switch caused malfunction in warning system.

## Other aircraft with N473DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1798, built 2007

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