# N708U: Fairchild FH-227B, registration cancelled 1978-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Fairchild FH-227B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b) (registry code 3373046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 549
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1977
- Last registry action: May 13, 1978
- Mode S code: A97408
- Owners when cancelled: [Agency For International Development](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGENCY%20FOR%20INTERNATIONAL%20DEVELOPMENT), [International Narcotics Control](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20NARCOTICS%20CONTROL), [Little D Clark Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LITTLE%20D%20CLARK%20JR), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=708U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708U-1978-05-13

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 Fairchild FH-227B: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b.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 CHI69I0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0093), May 9, 1969: Fairchild FH-227 (N708U), Ashland, KY, incident, minor damage

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