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N894UP1969 Douglas DC-8-73F

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 4, 2018.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched455 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Coral Gables, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2010
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
455
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Aersale INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Coral Gables, FL
Certificate issued
Apr 19, 2010
Canceled
Apr 4, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Aug 15, 1969

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-8-73F
Year
1969
Serial number
46094
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
AC5600

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. 2010 – 2018Aersale INCCoral Gables, FL

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 (455)

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.

  • Stabilizers · attach angle · crackedDec 19, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE: SV LT ELEVATOR STA 200.238 DOUBLER ATTACHED ANGLE IS CRACKED AND DENTED, REPAIRED IAW DWG 5700911 AND SRM 51-01-21.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · damagedDec 14, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV EVAL REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED AT STATION 161 UPPER SURFACE OF FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF NOSE RADOME SURVEY SEQUENCE 894-F1-43. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-02-0 FIG 001 D SHEET 3.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedNov 22, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:N/A L1 DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH AT FS 16 BETWEEN LONGERONS L-15L AND L-16L CRACK AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF PRODUCTION TRIMOUT. THE CRACK AND EXISTING STOP DRILL MEASURES 0.70 INCH LENGTH. COMPLIED WITH EO DC8-5330-31311-A.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · skin · unknownOct 16, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV INSTALL EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLERS AT STA -88 TO -50 AND -29 TO 7 L21R. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM DC-8 53-02-01 FIG 007.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · doubler · unknownOct 15, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV STA 904 OCTAGON DOUBLER REINSTALL DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER 51-01-08 AND DALFORT XEA X8-53-298.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · doubler · unknownOct 15, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV (REPAIR STA -45 LBL 33 DOUBLE FILLER) REPAIR PER DAC DWG SR0830026 REF UPS NRC 188379. REPLACED FINGER AND SPLICE DOUBLERS IAW SR 08530026 REV A.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · rib · crackedOct 7, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV RT WING L/E LOWER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 829. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-2-0 DC8. FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 51-03-00-0, AND SRM 51-01-20D-0 DC8.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · rib · crackedOct 7, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV RT WING OUTBOARD L/E LOWER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 835. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-2-0 DC8. MANUF AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8AND SRM DC8 SRM 51-01-20D-0.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · fastener · deformedOct 6, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV SURVEY SEQUENCE 894-W3-28 LT WING INBOARD FLAP INBOARD EDGE WEB EXT REPAIR DOUBLER HAS 2EA DEFORMED FASTENER. REPLACED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-01-21.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · structure · misrepairedOct 5, 2008

    INSPECTION TYPE:SV RT WING LOWER L/E DOUBLER REPAIR NEEDS VALIDATION FOR REPAIR AT STA XFS 747.600. DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA IN APPENDIX H STEP 1 SURVEY SEQ 89 4-W4-17. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 2H PG 15.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 455 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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