# N88709: 1968 Boeing 727-224, registration cancelled 2013-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 19800
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1993
- Last registry action: June 5, 1997
- Mode S code: AC3A50
- Owner when cancelled: [Nationsbank Tennessee Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONSBANK%20TENNESSEE%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5406° N, 77.4347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23219, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-2013-06-14

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 (3)

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 LAX89IA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA315), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE RIGHT GEAR WHEEL WELL.
- [NTSB DEN84IA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84IA116), Mar 22, 1984: Boeing 727-224 (N88709), Denver, CO, incident, no damage
- [NTSB LAX71AL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL040), Dec 16, 1970: Boeing 727 (N88709), Burbank, CA, 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 19890810046269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810046269I), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Severe vibration in cruise. Descended and slowed. Found 20 inch crack in floor panel in wheel well.
- [Incident 19840905050979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905050979I), Sep 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Kansas City, MO. Unable to control pressure in cabin. Found a crack in the ceiling of the nose wheel well.
- [Incident 19790420024509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420024509I), Apr 20, 1979: Boeing 727224 (N88709), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot struck a service truck during taxi. Damaged the wingtip.

## Other aircraft with N88709

- [Cancelled 1961-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88709-1961-07-17): Douglas DC-4, S/N 18339. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Resort Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESORT%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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