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N71CX1968 Douglas DC-8-62F

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 1, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Sep 2011)No ADs since 1998 matched200 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Moorpark, CA
owner city / state
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
2011
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
200
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Moorpark, CA
Canceled
May 1, 2014
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Nov 25, 1995

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-8-62F
Year
1968
Serial number
45961
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
A979FC

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. until 2014Individual ownerMoorpark, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident

Sep 10, 2011 · Yakota

The passenger's decision to ignore the fasten seatbelt sign, resulting in serious injury to the passenger during a turbulence encounter.

Injuries
Serious
Report
ANC11CA101

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC11CA101)

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 (200)

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.

  • Communications · transceiver · inoperativeJan 7, 2013

    AFTER DEPARTURE, NR 1 HF RADIO TUNES, BUT IS WEAK AND UNREADABLE AND NR 2 HF RADIO WILL NOT CHANNELIZE OR TUNE. ACFT RETURNED TO PREVIOUS STATION. R & R CAPTAINS AUDIO SELECT PANEL IAW MM 23-50-1. AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 23-50-0 AND NR 1 HF OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 23-10-0. R…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Ice and rain protection · controller · inoperativeDec 10, 2012

    ACFT ENROUTE AND AIR RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE DUE TO F/O WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND ARCING. PILOT STATED F/O VISION IMPAIRED. R & R RT SIDE WINDSHIELD IAW MM 56-10-2 AND R & R RT WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER IAW MM 30-41-0. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Equipment and furnishings · battery · inoperativeOct 1, 2012

    F/A EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHTS FOUND INOPERATIVE. R & R THE RT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERIES IAW MM 16.02. OPS CHECK GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine · engine · stalledSep 7, 2012

    DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE NR 3 ENGINE. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AT 85 KIAS AND 1.96 EPR. RETURNED BACK TO GATE. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF NR 3 ENGINE, NO DEFECTS OBSERVED. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP TO TAKEOFF POWER AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · ground wire · damagedMar 20, 2012

    PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FORWARD BULKHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPAIRED GROUND WIRE TO IDENTIFIER IAW MM 20-50-1 AND RELAMPED SIGN. OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 33.01.1.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Equipment and furnishings · slide · low pressureNov 28, 2011

    LEFT HAND PASSENGER DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE LOW AND IN RED RANGE (2600 PSI AT 22 DEGREES CELCIUS) - DISCOVERED DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION. MX R & R EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IAW MM 25-60-1.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · unknown · unknownOct 6, 2011

    AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEARS WERE BEING RETRACTED THE CREW A HEARD LOUD NOISE IN NOSE GEAR AREA. THEY CYCLED NOSE GEAR AND NOISE CONTINUED. THEY RETURNED TO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BOTH DOORS WERE CLOSED AND LATCHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE GEAR…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Autoflight · ground wire · looseSep 25, 2011

    AIR TURN BACK, DUE TO AUTO PILOT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED WITH ELEVATOR SERVO ON. THE ACFT PITCHES UP AND DOWN AND DISENGAGED IN VERTICAL SPEED OR ALT HOLD MODES. MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND WEAK SHIELD GROUND AT GROUND STUD 1385, REPAIRED GROUND SHIELD AT STUD 1385 IAW SWPM 21-21-1. REPLACED AUTO PILOT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · fan · failedSep 25, 2011

    DURING CRUISE, THE LT RECIRCULATION FAN HAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. THE CREW TURNED OFF LT RECIRCULATION FAN AND SMOKE, SMELL WENT AWAY. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED OPS TEST ON BOTH LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FAN, NO SMOKE ODOR NOTED IAW MM 21-21-1. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · fan · odorSep 4, 2011

    DURING CRUISE, THE OVERHEAD COCKPIT CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT EMITS A BURNING ODOR WHEN TURNED ON. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE OVERHEAD CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT FAN. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 21-02. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 200 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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