N6161M1965 Douglas DC-8F-55
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 30, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched16 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Miami, FL
- Canceled
- Jul 30, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 14, 1992
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-8F-55
- Year
- 1965
- Serial number
- 45762
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 152
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A8078F
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- 1962 – 1975Leframboise Toutant Well DrillingThompson, CT · different airframe: Stinson 108-3 S/N 108-4161
- Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 152 S/N 15284632
- until 2013Individual ownerMiami, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
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 (16)
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.
- Exhaust · sequence valve · failedAug 20, 1999
ON CLIMB HAD FIRE WARNING ON NR 3 ENGINE. PERFORMED FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION CHECKLIST. ENGINE SECURED AT 2324Z, HAD GOOD OIL PRESS (15 PSI) FUEL DUMP COMPLETED. FOUND NR 3 THRUST REVERSER SEQUENCE VALVE LEAKING HOT AIR ON FIRE SENSOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 T/R SEQUENCE VALVE. LEAK AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stringer · corrodedNov 2, 1998
CORROSION FOUND AT STA 1480 APPROX 4 AREA STRINGER 33R. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 53-1-0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. FOUND AT OSC MAINTENANCE FACILITY DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF B CHECK AND 60 MONTH AND 5600-0551 CPCP TASK CARDS. WORK ORDER NUMBER 61M-350. CPCP TASK CARD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedNov 2, 1998
FOUND AT STATION 1320, STRINGER 35R AN AREA OF BULGING SKIN. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0. INSTALLED CLASS II REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN PUT ON REPETATIVE INSPECTION. FOUND AT OSC MAINTENANCE FACILITY DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF B…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · ballast · failedJun 19, 1998
STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FROM FO FLUORESCENT BALLAST AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST TRANSFORMER PLUS RELAMPED 5 LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL PER DC8 MM 33-2-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · retract mech · malfunctionedSep 11, 1997
NOSE GEAR DOORS 6 FOOT OPENED ON TAKEOFF. CLOSED DOORS AND INSPECTED DOORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · link assy · failedJun 18, 1997
NOSE GEAR DOORS FAILED TO RETRACT ON GEAR RETRACTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND NOSE GEAR DOOR LINK ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM CHAPTER 32-2-6.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · grd shift mech · out of adjustMay 22, 1997
MANIFOLD AIR PRESSURE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 15 PSI AT CLIMB POWER (3 TC'S ON) RIGHT BLEED SWITCHES HAD NO EFFECT ON PRESSURE WITH CROSSFEED CLOSED AND NR 1 AND 2 BLEEDS ON MANIFOLD PRESSURE OVER 20 AND VARIES AS HIGH AS 40 PSI. CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN CAME ON WITH CABIN AT 2,000 FEET. CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire wire · brokenJun 29, 1996
AT TOP OF DESCENT NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE LIGHT WENT OUT. SYSTEM TESTED OK. LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE DOING FALSE CONTACT, OPS CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND, POWER RUN IAW MM CHAPTER 26-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire connector · dirtyJun 12, 1996
KMIA- FLT 75794 - NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON CLIMB-OUT.FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY UPON RETARDING THROTTLE. LIGHT REMAINED OUTAFTER RETURNING THROTTLE CRUISE POWER. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMALAND NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING TEST CHECKED GOOD. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS TO NR2 FIRE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire loop · out of positionJun 7, 1996
KMIA - FLT 75568 - NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FEET LIGHT AND BELL STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETARDING THROTTLE TO IDLE. FIRE TEST OK. ADJUSTED LOOP. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL PER MM CHAPTER 26-10-0. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026