# N52309: 1968 Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (registry code 1384079)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19828
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A6968D
- 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/N52309
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52309-2014-10-27

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 727-231: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231.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 FTW89IA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA152), Aug 25, 1989: Boeing 727-231 (N52309), Kenner, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INACCURATE OPERATORS PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES AND THE IMPROPER TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE DATA COMPUTED BY THE CAPTAIN. POOR FLIGHT CREW COORDINATION WAS CONSIDERED A FACTOR AS WELL A WRONG RUNWAY SELECTION…

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19921008044399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921008044399I), Oct 8, 1992: Boeing 727231 (N52309), Nashville, TN. Cargo compartment light on. Drop in cabin pressurization. Masks deployed. Insulation blanket wedge in outflow valve.
- [Incident 19900905045599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905045599I), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing 727231 (N52309), St Louis, MO. NR1 engine fire warning after takeoff. Shutdown and returned. Engine anti-ice tube failed.
- [Incident 19880723036459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723036459I), Jul 23, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N52309), St Louis, MO. On takeoff, engine oil pressure went to 57 PSI. Aborted takeoff safely. Replaced oil pressure relief valve
- [Incident 19860727050329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727050329I), Jul 27, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52309), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic failure en route. Safe landing, towed to gate. Chaffed line from left wing to spoiler valve.
- [Incident 19820809043149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809043149I), Aug 9, 1982: Boeing 727231 (N52309), Kansas City, MO. Loud noise in nose on takeoff. Found improperly inflated nose strut, bottomed out on liftoff.
- [Incident 19790831033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831033809I), Aug 31, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N52309), Chicago, IL. Crew experienced pressurization problem. Suspect pack was frozen.

## Other aircraft with N52309

- [Cancelled 1947-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52309-1947-10-16): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-4876, built 1945. Owner: [Turner Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20ROBERT%20F), [Spartanburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Spartanburg)

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