N861PL1968 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 1, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched7 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Air Transport International LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Little Rock, AR
- Certificate issued
- Jan 23, 1995
- Canceled
- Apr 1, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 11, 1988
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
- 1968
- Serial number
- 45964
- 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
- ABD3DE
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- 1995 – 2010Air Transport International LLCLittle Rock, AR
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 (7)
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.
- Pneumatic · pneumatic line · looseDec 10, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING INTERMITTENTLY SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERMITTENT MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · element · defectiveDec 10, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDED. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WHICH REVEALED TWO DEFECTIVE FIRE WARNING SENSE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · striker · missingAug 24, 1996
ON DEPARTURE FROM DAY AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, 'DOORS NOT LATCHED' AND 'RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE' LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE LIGHT REMAINING ON. UPLATCH CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY. NO VIBRATION OR NOISE WAS NOTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SLC WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · scavenge · out of positionAug 13, 1996
EN ROUTE FROM DAY-SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 GALLONS AND RECOVERED TO NORMAL LEVEL ACCOMPANIED BY AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO STL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DIFFUSER OIL SCAVENGE TUBE FOR THE NR 4, 4.5, 5…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · oil press line · failedJun 10, 1996
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION STARTED DECREASNG AND THEN RAPIDLY ROSE TO FULL. CONTINUED OBSERVATION NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO FLUCTUATE ACCOMPANIED BY A FLICKERING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUT DOWN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · switch · out of adjustApr 17, 1996
ON CLIMB-OUT OF DAY, THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DAY FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE GANGBAR MICROSWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED IAW THE ATI DC-8 MM AND OPS CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · malfunctionedOct 10, 1995
FLL/BNA - EN ROUTE, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 2, 4, 6, 8, AND 10 ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS WOULD EXTINGUISH FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT PRECAUTIONARILY DIVERTD TO ATL TO MAKE A CONFIRMATION ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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