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.

Taxiing for departure, this 727 later carried the regns of N838N and N29KA with other operators.

Ex Northwest N467US. Operated by Piedmont from June 1978 until January 1984.