N79771 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 727-227 built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 2005. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Boeing 727-227 cancelled September 20, 2005
- Serial number
- 20840
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 2001
- Last FAA action
- November 13, 2002
- Last owner
- Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N79771
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727-200
THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY INCURSION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ATC GROUND CONTROLLER TO VERIFY THEIR POSITION; THE INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION; AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.
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