# N88704: 1968 Boeing 727-224, registration cancelled 2002-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form undeliverable
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19513
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1968
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1996
- Last registry action: August 7, 2002
- Mode S code: AC3A4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Operations International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20OPERATIONS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7867° N, 80.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33172, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88704
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88704
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88704-2002-09-17

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 727-224: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI91IA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA297), Sep 20, 1991: Boeing 727-224 (N88704), Detroit, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT IS INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BY THE…
- [NTSB LAX87MA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87MA125), Feb 26, 1987: Boeing 727-224 (N88704), Los Angeles, CA, no 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 19910920042029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042029I), Sep 20, 1991: Boeing 727224 (N88704), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Left main gear would not extend or retract. Aircraft landed runway and left main gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19870225038971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225038971A), Feb 25, 1987: Boeing 727224 (N88704), Los Angeles, CA. On takeoff, the wheel of the aircraft hit N98834 which was taxiing. ATC controllers did not ensure separation.
- [Incident 19800507051419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507051419I), May 7, 1980: Boeing 727224 (N88704), Houston, TX. Flight returned with engine shut down due to apparent loss of oil and oil pressure.

## Other aircraft with N88704

- [Cancelled 1952-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88704-1952-01-10): Douglas C54B-DC, S/N 10443. Owner: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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