| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N838N |
| Fleet number: | 838 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 727-100 (C-22) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 727-51 |
| C/n (msn): | 18803 / 137 |
| Operator Titles: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Mount Mitchell Pacemaker |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Raleigh / Durham - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | North Carolina, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KRDU IATA: RDU Local: RDU Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1981 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 100905 |
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Operationally this 727 was with Northwest Airlines (1965-78), Piedmont Airlines (1978-1982), United Technologies (1982-1984 as a flight test bed) and Key Airlines from 1984. Retired by Worldcorp Leasing in 1993, the airplane was stored at Mississippi and broken up by 1996. Historically significant as the 727 associated with the passenger known as D. B. Cooper and his 1971 $200,000 extortion of Northwest Airlines. After getting the ransom, Cooper escaped by jumping out of the airplane while in flight via the rear airstairs with the money and a parachute..... never to be heard from again. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 November 2018, and has since been viewed 4880 times. |