N52309 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 727-231 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 27, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Boeing 727-231 cancelled October 27, 2014
- Serial number
- 19828
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 2001
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Red Apple Lease CORP (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Taylorcraft DCO-65 cancelled October 16, 1947
- Serial number
- L-4876
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1945
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 21, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Turner Robert F (Individual)
Spartanburg, SC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N52309
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727-231 · serial 19828
INACCURATE OPERATORS PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES AND THE IMPROPER TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE DATA COMPUTED BY THE CAPTAIN. POOR FLIGHT CREW COORDINATION WAS CONSIDERED A FACTOR AS WELL A WRONG RUNWAY SELECTION FOR THE COMPUTED TAKEOFF DATA.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site