# N712U: 1967 Fairchild FH-227B, registration cancelled 1968-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 557
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1967
- Mode S code: A9853D
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N712U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=712U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712U-1968-10-09

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 DCA69A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0002), Aug 10, 1968: Fairchild FH-227 (N712U), Charleston, WV, destroyed, 35 fatal

## Other aircraft with N712U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N712U): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 3676, built 2004

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