Boeing 727-200 · 2Q8 MSN 21826
Registration N831L · Delta Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
13 Jul 1979
Delivery
26 Jul 1979
Age
47.3 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-2Q8, serial number 21826, line number 1509, first flight 13 Jul 1979. Delivered to ILFC/Western Airlines on 26 Jul 1979, registered N831L. Merged into Delta Airlines on 1 Apr 1987. Owned by IntAI 30 Aug 1988, IAI-I Jun 1991, seen stored Goodyear AZ 17 Jan 2002 98-99 colours, seen 4 Jul 2002, seen 10 Feb 2003 full old colours, seen 23 May 2003, to IAI-1 Inc 20 May 2003, Pride Air 1 Oct 2003 cancelled 1 Oct 2003, seen 4 Oct 2003 still stored, repossessed 6 Nov 2003 to be broken up, seen 14 Oct 2003 still stored basic colours, seen 30 Apr 2006 no engines and parts, seen 17 Feb 2007, seen 21 Sep 2008, cabin cut in half (lengthwise) for National Geographic show seen Apr 2010 shown as 'N8311' instead (Total landing (in combination with TT) presum partially faded), presum scrapped afterwards. Current status: scrapped.
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