N8969U1969 Douglas DC-8-62
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 6, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched182 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Miami Leasing INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Windsor Locks, CT
- Certificate issued
- Jan 20, 2005
- Canceled
- May 6, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 7, 1996
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-8-62
- Year
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46070
- 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
- AC5F44
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- 2005 – 2013Miami Leasing INCWindsor Locks, CT
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 (182)
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 air · clamp · out of positionOct 12, 2004
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 2 ENGINE EGT REACHED 580 DEGREES CELSIUS, PULLED POWER BACK OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, N1 AND EPR INDICATION ERRATIC. SHUTDOWN ENGINE NR 2; 200 PERCENT N1 5 PERCENT. OIL PRESSURE 10 PSI. FOUND ANTI-ICE DUCT CLAMP OUT OF POSITION, SECURED CLAMP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · pitot head · failedDec 6, 2003
ON CLIMBOUT OF KMIA, CAPTAIN LOST ALTIMETER, AIRSPEED, AND VSI INDICATIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · o-ring · wornAug 13, 2003
LOG PAGE 110832. DISCREPANCY: AT TOP OF DESCEND LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE; COMPLETED ABNORMAL HYDRAULIC LANDING CHECKLIST. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AILERON POWER ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC O-RINGS TO SWIVEL VALVE IAW DC8 MM 27-14-01. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVICED HYDRAULIC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · engine · failedJun 11, 2003
PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE; TIME 0030. OIL PRESSURE -0 OIL TEMP 145. ENGINE WINDMILLED 3 1/2 HOURS, ZERO OIL PRESSURE. ALL ABNORMAL PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARDS 72-000-30-02-01, 77-000-00-03-1 & 77-000-02-1; AND ACCOMPLISHED R/B 17029 IAW MSG-3…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · lack of lubeApr 3, 2003
AFTER T/O FROM UTP, DURING CLIMB, FE OBSERVER NR 2 OIL QUANITY INDICATOR READING 2 GALLONS & DECREASING. SWAPPED INDICATORS, NO CHANGE. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES FOR FUEL DUMPING, LANDED (UTP) LESS THAN MLWG. SERVICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL WITH 9 QTS. OF OIL. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · malfunctionedDec 5, 2002
PRECAUTIONARY NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN; OIL QUANTITY LOW. TIME: 0605Z, N1: 37 PERCENT. OIL PRESSURE 0-10 PSI. ACCOMPLISHED INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE IAW ARROW AIR TASK CARD DC8 UN-003 AND MASTER TALLY UNDER W/O 6016275. ENGINE RUN-UP FOUND NORMAL IAW DC8 MM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · pin · brokenNov 8, 2002
ON GEAR EXTENSION RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DROPPED DOWN WITH A LOUD BANG. FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR CYLINDER RETRACT PIN BROKEN. REMOVED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ROUTED TO AAR LANDING GEAR SERVICES FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRED PER DC8 OHM TAPE REVISION 46, DATE 12/01/73; REFER TO AAR LGS WORK STATEMENT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedAug 28, 2002
DURING C-CHECK, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR HINGE LOBE WITH CRACK STA 460.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · corrodedAug 21, 2002
DURING C-CHECK, COCKPIT STA 133 - STA 148 RBL 63 SUB FLOOR FILLER DOUBLER WITH CORROSION & SHEARED RIVET. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0; REMOVED AND REPLACED RIVET IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedAug 20, 2002
DURING C-CHECK, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 840, L-22R, FITTING WITH CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING OF MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DC-8 SRM 53-1-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 182 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