# N8790R: 1969 Boeing 727-2A7, registration cancelled 1972-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-2A7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a7) (registry code 138407K)
- Serial number: 20240
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1970
- Mode S code: AC1A2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gatx-Armco-Boothe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATX-ARMCO-BOOTHE)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8790R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8790R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790R-1972-03-07

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 727-2A7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a7.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 DCA71AZ014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ014), Dec 28, 1970: Boeing 727 (N8790R), St Thomas, VI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8790R

- [Cancelled 1988-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790R-1988-07-12): Boeing 720-048, S/N 18043. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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