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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8856E

N8856E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 727-225 built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 30, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Boeing 727-225 cancelled June 30, 2017

Serial number
20618
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 27, 1996
Last FAA action
December 2, 2005
Last owner
Florida Aviation Supply INC (Corporation)
Gulf Breeze, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N8856E

BFO85IA065Incident on August 11, 1985 at Richmond, VA: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727-225 · serial 20618

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