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N848AX1969 Douglas DC-8-61

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 13, 2007.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched50 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Wilmington, OH
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1991
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
50
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Abx Air INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wilmington, OH
Certificate issued
Oct 7, 1991
Canceled
Feb 13, 2007
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jul 13, 1993

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-8-61
Year
1969
Serial number
46032
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
AB9DA7

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
  1. 1991 – 2007Abx Air INCWilmington, OH

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB 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 (50)

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.

  • Flight controls · linkage · lack of lubeApr 1, 2004

    COULD NOT MOVE AILERON TRIM WHEEL DURING DESCENT INTO ILN. LUBED AND INSPECTED LT, RT AND WHEEL WELL AILERON LINKAGES. OPERATED AILERON TRIM THROUGH NUMBEROUS TIMES. OPERATED NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · longeron · corrodedDec 8, 2003

    FORWARD CARGO STA 300 TO 320, LONGERON 32 LEFT, ATTACH ANGLE HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED LONGERON IAW REA D853-48497MR AND DC-8 SRM 53-2-0.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · longeron · corrodedDec 3, 2003

    AFT CARGO AT STA 1180, LONGERON 26 LEFT, LONGERON HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION, CUT OUT DAMAGED LONGERON, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AND WEB SPLICE, ALODINED, AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0, 53-2-2, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, AND REA D853-48485MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Wings · skin · corrodedDec 3, 2003

    LEFT WING UPPER XRS 519 - 624 CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HEADS (24 EACH). REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D857-48493MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · skin · crackedDec 3, 2003

    L1 FORWARD PAX DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A CRACK IN EXTERNAL SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, REPAIRED SKIN / DOUBLER TRIM OUT IAW SRM 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48470MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedDec 1, 2003

    CRACK IN OUTER SKIN AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF AFT PASSENGER DOOR. REMOVED CRACKED OUTER SKIN, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FILLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND REA D853-48472MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · skin · crackedNov 29, 2003

    R1 FORWARD SERVICE DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A CRACK ON EXTERNAL SKIN. REPAIRED AREA BY FABRICATING REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS AND TRIPLERS, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48471MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · longeron · corrodedNov 28, 2003

    AFT CARGO AT STA 1200 - 122 AND LONGERON 28 LEFT HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20D AND REA D853-48483MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · corrodedNov 27, 2003

    A/C ACCESS COMPARTMENT AT FS 56, BETWEEN LONGERON 35 LT AND 35 RT, FRAME LOWER FLANGE WAS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48484MR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · misrepairedNov 26, 2003

    L2 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A REPAIR THAT DID NOT RESEMBLE SERVICE ENGINEERING SKETCH ES00863. REMOVED DISCREPANT REPAIR, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER, ALODINED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-21, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48474MR.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 50 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

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