N502DA - 1977 Boeing 727-232 Aircraft Registration

N502DA is a 1977 Boeing 727-232, a three-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Dodson International Parts INC in Rantoul, KS. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 6, 1977. Powered by a P & W JT8D-9 SER engine producing 14500 pounds of thrust, N502DA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A641AA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N502DA was last updated on July 29, 2004. 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 N502DA. 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.