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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8873Z

N8873Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 727-225 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 5, 2004 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Boeing 727-225 cancelled May 5, 2004

Serial number
21291
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1976
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Exported to
South Africa
Certificate issued
August 26, 1992
Last FAA action
June 26, 2001
Last owner
Finova Capital CORP (Corporation)
Scottsdale, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N8873Z

DCA99WA049Incident on March 11, 1999 at Calgary: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 727-200

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