# N831TW: Boeing 727-31, registration cancelled 1998-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (registry code 1384010)
- Serial number: 18902
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1986
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AB5DCF
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=831TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831TW-1998-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 727-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31.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 NYC68A0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0126), Jun 3, 1968: Boeing 727 (N831TW), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870713046649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713046649I), Jul 13, 1987: Boeing 72731 (N831TW), St Louis, MO. Vibration in climb. Found rudder hinge panel damaged.
- [Incident 19861104069469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104069469I), Nov 4, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N831TW), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Heavy vibration and decay of engine parameters before engine was shut down. Found metal in the tailpipe.
- [Incident 19800205020679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800205020679I), Feb 5, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N831TW), Indianapolis, IN. During taxi pilot reported problem with nose gear brakes. Replaced nose gear brake lockout deboost valve.

## Other aircraft with N831TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831TW): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0228, built 2007

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