# N79771: 1974 Boeing 727-227, registration cancelled 2005-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (registry code 1384078)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20840
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2001
- Last registry action: November 13, 2002
- Mode S code: AAD56D
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79771
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79771
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79771-2005-09-20

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 727-227: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CAL950074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950074), Jan 28, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. EWR - FLT 518 - THE ACFT LOST 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS ON APPROACH WITH THE NR 1 PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED US

## 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 NYC93IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93IA064), Feb 12, 1993: Boeing 727-200 (N79771), Newark, NJ, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY INCURSION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ATC GROUND CONTROLLER TO…

## 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.

- [Incident 19970614028469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614028469I), Jun 14, 1997: Boeing 727227 (N79771), Orlando, FL. Fe-hurtt iii, carl preston #221466862(dtw) a/c was ready for departure when the cabin filled with smoke 2250Z. PIC notified mco tower that they had smoke in…

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