N726US - 1981 Boeing 727-223 Aircraft Registration

N726US is a 1981 Boeing 727-223, a three-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to USA Jet Airlines INC in Belleville, MI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 1, 2018. The registration certificate was issued on June 19, 2018. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a P & W JT8D-17 engine producing 16000 pounds of thrust, N726US is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9BBA9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N726US was last tracked by AviatorDB near Willow Run Airport (KYIP) on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N726US was last updated on May 19, 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 N726US. 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.