N8974U1969 Douglas DC-8-62
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 11, 2005.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched23 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Okc, OK
- Canceled
- Jul 11, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 19, 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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-8-62
- Year
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46110
- 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
- AC624C
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- until 2005Individual ownerOkc, OK
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 (23)
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 fitting · looseJan 30, 2004
DURING PREFLIGHT FOUND ELEVATOR STARBOARD SIDE UP SLIGHTLY AND PORT SIDE SLIGHTLY DOWN, SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN TRAVEL BETWEEN PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE ELEVATORS. FOUND LOOSE ATTACHMENT AT PORT SIDE ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT TO TORQUE TUBE. PERFORMED ELEVATOR INSPECTION / CHECK IAW MM 27-30-1, FOUND NORMAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJul 7, 2003
NR 34M. DURING "A" CHECK NON-ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND- NLG WW LT SIDE, STA. 208 L-33L CORNER WITH .2500 INCH CRACK. TRIMMED OUT CRACK ON EDGE OF NOSE SKIN AT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LEFT AFT CORNER AND FABRICATED FILLER FROM 707STG.O50 AND DOUBLER FROM 707STG-063 IAW AVITAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · leakingFeb 16, 2003
IN FLIGHT ABOUT ONE HOUR OUT OF VTBU AFTER TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING HYDRAULIC FLUID. DID IN-FLIGHT TURNBACK, DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED BACK AT VTBU. RAN ALL APPROPIATE CHECK LISTS. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP SUPPLY LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Hydraulic power · o-ring · leakingDec 14, 2002
ON FINAL APPROACH LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO THE STAND PIPE. FOUND EMPENNAGE FILTER BOWL LEAKING AT MAGNETIC PLUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING LEAK CHECK NORMAL IAW MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · seal · leakingJun 8, 2000
EN ROUTE FROM QPG TO OKO, WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW TURNED ON THE NUMBER ONE TURBO COMPRESSOR A SQUEAL WAS HEARD AND AN ODOR WAS SENSED IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE TURBO COMPRESSOR, THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO OKO FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE TURBO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · defectiveMay 3, 2000
EN ROUTE FROM KWI TO HIK, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY DECLINING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY, AND CONTINUED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock · malfunctionedMar 29, 2000
HIK - FLT JZ43 - EN ROUTE TO KWA, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR AND DOOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · pumps · defectiveJun 21, 1998
EN ROUTE, THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE FLIGHT CONTROL MANUAL REVERSION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO DNA FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NUMBER TWO AND THREE ENGINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · failedAug 13, 1997
AFTER TAKEOFF UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE DOORS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMININATED AFTER THE UPLATCH CHECK. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN WARNING STATUS. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO HIK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN GEAR CONTROL VALVE, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRIORTITY VALVE, AND THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · unsafe light · illuminatedFeb 11, 1996
RIA FLT NR 7700 MIA - DOVER AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN MLG DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN MIA, AIRCRAFT JACKED AND RIGGED LEFT DOOR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 23 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