N216WE - 1984 Boeing 727-2S2F Aircraft Registration

N216WE is a 1984 Boeing 727-2S2F, a three-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to International Trading Company of Yukon INC in Oklahoma City, OK. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 14, 1984. The registration certificate was issued on November 21, 2011. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a P & W JT8D SERIES engine producing 7700 pounds of thrust, N216WE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1D1C5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N216WE was last tracked by AviatorDB near Laredo International Airport (KLRD) on March 4, 2026. The FAA registry record for N216WE was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Boeing 727-100, the world's first successful trijet airliner, revolutionized short- and medium-haul commercial aviation by bringing jet service to smaller airports previously inaccessible to larger aircraft. First flown on February 9, 1963, it was a low-wing trijet with three rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines that could seat up to 106 passengers. Measuring just over 133 feet in length with a cruising speed of Mach 0.79, it was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the foundation of what would become the world's best-selling passenger jet family of its era. AviatorDB tracks 6,953 Boeing aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is B721.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N216WE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.