N851AX1967 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 26, 2018.
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 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Cotrustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Oct 12, 1990
- Canceled
- Jan 26, 2018
- 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
- 45940
- 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
- ABAB25
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 – 2018Wilmington Trust CotrusteeWilmington, 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.
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.
- Engine oil · oil cooler · defectiveJan 13, 1999
NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WENT TO 150 DEGREES AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. REPLACED NR 3 OIL COOLER, TEMPERATURE BULB AND REGULATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · out of adjustNov 10, 1998
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED LOWER, AFT HOOK FITTING IAW DC8 MM 56-10-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · jackscrew · wornJul 28, 1998
DURING TEST FLIGHT FOR FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS, AT SPEEDS ABOVE 280 KTS, BRIEF SHARP ELEVATOR INPUT INDUCED ELEVATOR OSCILLATIONS. SELF INDUCED OSCILLATION OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SMALL CONTROL INPUT CAUSED OSCILLATION TO CEASE IMMEDIATELY. FOUND BOTH JACKSCREWS AND GIMBLES WORN DUE TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · relief valve · defectiveMay 13, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED FROM 9.1 GAL TO 4 GAL AND WAS DECREASING. SHUT NR 2 ENGINE DOWN. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR ONE HOUR. OIL PRESSURE STAYED AT 35 PSI UNTIL THE LAST 15-20 MINUTES THEN DROPPED TO 11-15. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedApr 29, 1998
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, LOWER RIB CRACKED AT STATION XFS 195.0. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · wire · brokenAug 7, 1997
NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE RAPIDLY FROM 100 DEG TO 150 DEG. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ENGINE MAINTAINED 30 PSI OIL PRESSURE DURING WINDMILLING. FOUND BROKEN GROUND WIRE ON NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION SYSTEM. REPLACED WIRE, PERFORMED GROUND RUN. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · failedAug 5, 1997
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT DISARMED LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BULB. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · failedMay 2, 1997
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT. RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · ctc · seizedFeb 15, 1997
AT TOP OF DESCENT INTO MHR, NR 1 CTC BEGAN TO HOWL THEN SEIZED UP. COULD SMELL BURNING ODOR IN THE AIRPLANE. REPLACED THE NR 1 CTC IAW DC-8 MM 21-10-1. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · defectiveJan 23, 1997
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ARM POSITION. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 16 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