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N507DC1966 Douglas DC-8-51

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 4, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (Apr 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched13 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Miami, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1992
NTSB events
1
1998
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
13
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Agro Air Associates INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
Dec 21, 1992
Canceled
May 4, 2015
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jul 22, 1994

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-8-51
Year
1966
Serial number
45855
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
152
Engines
4
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Type certificate data sheet
4A25
Mode S code
A6543F

Engine

Make and model
P & W Jt3d-3&3b
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
18,000 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1992 – 2015Agro Air Associates INCMiami, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident

Apr 30, 1998 · Brownsville, TX

The flightcrew experienced physical impairment resulting from an accumulation in the cockpit of carbon dioxide fumes produced by dry ice, a hazardous material, carried in the main cargo compartment.

Injuries
Minor
Report
FTW98IA196

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW98IA196)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (13)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Fire protection · fire loop · malfunctionedOct 5, 1998

    IN CLIMB-OUT OF MIA EXPERIENCED FIRE WARNING ON NR 4 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT ON INBOARD AFT COWL. REPLACED ELEMENT, SYSTEM CHECKED OK. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · wire · chafedJun 28, 1998

    SAL - ON TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED FIRE WARNING ON NR 3 ENGINE. RETARDED THROTTLE AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. RETURNED TO SAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED FIRE DETECTOR WIRING CHAFING ON FORWARD INBOARD COWLING. REPAIRED WIRING - SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · amplifier · malfunctionedJun 27, 1998

    SAL - AFTER TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED FIRE WARNING ON NR 4 ENGINE. RETARDED THROTTLE AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED TO SAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A DEFECTIVE FIRE WARNING AMPLIFIER. REPLACED AMPLIFIER AND SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Flight controls · crank assy · crackedMar 21, 1998

    ON ARRIVAL MIA PILOT REPORTED LEFT WING VERY HEAVY ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING. GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN CRANK ASSEMBLY AT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR BUS TORQUE TUBE. THE BREAK OCCURRED AT THE LARGE DIAMETER HOLE WHERE THE CRANK ASSY MOUNTS ON THE ELEVATOR BUS TORQUE TUBE. IT APPEARS A CRACK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Power plant · arm · brokenFeb 16, 1998

    DURING 'A' CHECK, FOUND LEFT ARM OF NR 4 ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY BROKEN IN THE THREADED AREA AND NUT MISSING, REF DACO IPC 71-20-0 FIG 16 ITEM 65 AND 30). REPLACED AFT ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · grommet · brokenDec 4, 1996

    EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING ON NR 4 ENGINE IN CRUISE UIO TO MIA AND NO OTHER INDICATION OF FIRE. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN GROMMETS ON FIRE WARNING LOOP AT LEFT AND RIGHT AFT COWLING, CAUSING INTERMITTENT GROUNDING. REPLACED FIRE LOOP GROMMETS. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · sensor loop · chafedJul 24, 1996

    AFTER TAKEOFF IN MIAMI, RECEIVED FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO MIAMI. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A CHAFED SENSOR LOOP ON THE AFT OUTBOARD COWLING DOOR. REPLACED SENSOR LOOP, PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · fire warning · malfunctionedMar 8, 1996

    ON DESCENT INTO MIAMI, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY AND CEASED. LANDED MIAMI WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT CONDITION. RAN ENGINE, CHECKED FIRE WARNING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE REPORTED CONDITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · sensor wire · brokenAug 2, 1995

    IN CLIMB-OUT OF BOG, RECEIVED FIRE WARNING ON NR 1 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED TO BOG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED GROUND WIRE BROKEN AT SENSOR ON LEFT AFT DOOR. REPAIRED GROUND WIRE TO SENSOR. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · clamp · looseJun 13, 1995

    DURING CRUISE, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING ON NR 3 ENGINE WHICH CEASED UPON POWER REDUCTION AND RECURRED DURING DESCENT INTO SJC. INSPECTION REVEALED A CLAMP ON THE COWLING CONTACTING THE FIRE SENSOR ELEMENT. REPOSITIONED CLAMP ON COWLING AND SYSTEM CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 13 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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