# N743US: 1971 Boeing 727-281, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-281](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-281) (registry code 138408N)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20285
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: June 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A9FF82
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=743US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743US-2015-05-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 727-281: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-281.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 ATL90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA135), Jun 22, 1990: Boeing 727-281 (N743US), Charleston, SC, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER UTILIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.

## 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 19900621029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621029219A), Jun 21, 1990: Boeing 727281 (N743US), Charleston, SC. Fire warning center engine. Unscheduled landing. No passenger brief and 4 injured evacuating. No fire. Loop defect

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