N844AX1967 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 5, 2015.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched118 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Company
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Jan 11, 1990
- Canceled
- May 5, 2015
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 4, 1989
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-8-61
- Year
- 1967
- Serial number
- 45848
- 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
- AB8ECB
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 17,700 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- 1990 – 2015Wilmington Trust CompanyWilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (118)
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.
- Ice and rain protection · terminal block · failedNov 30, 1999
AT TOP OF DESCENT WHEN THE ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PUSHED, THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD. PULLED ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT BREAKER, SMOKE STOPPED. *S/D* REPLACED TERMINAL BLOCK IAW MM, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedApr 6, 1999
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT DISARM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedMar 12, 1999
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S EMERGENCY LIGHTS VERY DIM, NOT USEABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · unsafe light · illuminatedNov 9, 1998
ON GEAR RETRACTION, RED GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED SYSTEM TEST IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplatch mech · lack of lubeOct 28, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR LATCH LIGHT. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR, NO HELP. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · malfunctionOct 27, 1998
DURING INITIAL GEAR REACTION, RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE. PERFORMED GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED OUT. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH SWITCH. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 SMM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · fitting · crackedOct 16, 1998
L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED DOOR HINGE IAW DC8 SRM 52-1-4.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 5, 1998
LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1150 HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1270 IAW ABX REA D853-24189MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 5, 1998
LONGERON 34L FROM FRAME STATION 1050 TO FRAME STATION 1270 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LONGERON 34L IAW ABX REA D853-24189MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedOct 5, 1998
BULGING AND POPPED FASTENERS ON TRIPLER AT STATION 1080, LONGERON 36R-34R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM AND DWG 5750322, 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 118 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026