# N727TK: 1974 Cessna 500, registration cancelled 2017-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (registry code 2076602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1a) (registry code 52110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE), [TCDS E25EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E25EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500-0141
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1995
- Certificate issued: April 4, 2003
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A9BF40
- Owner when cancelled: [Ge Engine Services-Corporate Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GE%20ENGINE%20SERVICES-CORPORATE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4274° N, 111.9340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85281, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727TK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727TK-2017-03-24

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 Cessna 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500.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 SEA96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA073), Apr 1, 1996: Cessna 500 (N727TK), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the engine compressor impeller. Inadequate quality control by the manufacturer was a related factor.

## 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.

- [Accident 19960331007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331007529A), Mar 31, 1996: Cessna 500CESSNA (N727TK), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Uncontained engine failure on takeoff roll. Loud boom right engine blew up. Aborted. Engine near tbo from 1980. (-16) during takeoff roll #2 engine compressor…

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