# N7281: Boeing 727-27C, registration cancelled 1980-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 1980
- Exported to: Switzerland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-27C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-27c) (registry code 138400J)
- Serial number: 19120
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1967
- Mode S code: A9C3BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Braniff Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANIFF%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7281
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7281-1980-06-06

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 727-27C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-27c.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19790605014539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605014539I), Jun 5, 1979: Boeing 727 (N7281), Dallas, TX. Hazardous material spill proved to be acid from battery shipment marked dry batteries. Enforcement on shipper.
- [Incident 19780429014829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014829I), Apr 29, 1978: Boeing 727 (N7281), Chicago, IL. Z zk aircraft returned with flap problem. Replaced broken drive torque tube which had caused assymmetry trip.

## Other aircraft with N7281

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7281-2018-02-08): Eidsness Carl William EIDSNESS SPECIAL, S/N CWE-2. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eidsness Carl W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIDSNESS%20CARL%20W), [Reserve, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Reserve)

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