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N970VJ1967 Douglas DC-9-31

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 7, 2005.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched23 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
San Antonio, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2002
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
23
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Alameda Corp Trustee
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
Jul 11, 2002
Canceled
Feb 7, 2005
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Nov 18, 1983

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-9-31
Year
1967
Serial number
47050
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
85
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
AD8589

Engine

Make and model
P & W Jt8d Series
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
7,700 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
  1. 2002 – 2005Alameda Corp TrusteeSan Antonio, TX

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 (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.

  • Lights · light · inoperativeMay 12, 2000

    DTW - THE AFT OVERHEAD SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRING TO THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. (X)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Equipment and furnishings · slide · dischargedMay 11, 2000

    DAY - THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSEMBLY. (X)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedMay 10, 2000

    IND - THE LEFT AND RIGHT EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · skin · crackedMar 3, 2000

    PIT - FOUND CRACK .25 INCH LONG, AFT LOWER CORNER OF SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRO 09530172. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · spar · crackedMar 3, 2000

    PIT - FOUND CRACK 1.125 INCH LONG AT STATION 164 LEFT WING AFT SPAR LOWER OUTBOARD FLAP HINGE. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EO 5788D348. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedMar 3, 2000

    PIT - FOUND TWO CRACKS, .1875 INCH AND .375 INCH LONG, FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF SERVICE DOOR SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRO 09530172. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · link · failedAug 21, 1999

    PIT-BNA - FLT 223 - ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE VIBRATION INCREASED IN PROPORTION TO AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LINK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedJul 3, 1999

    IND - THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (X)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Nacelles and pylons · structure · damagedApr 18, 1999

    PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, PILOT REPORT ENGINE FAILURE, DETROIT FOUND 22 INCH BY 8 INCH SECTION OF LT UPPER PYLON SKIN (SKIN, WEB PANEL AND ANGLES) TORN AT STATION 1038, DETECTED IN FLIGHT, PASSENGERS HEARD LOUD NOISE. INSTALLED DOUBLER OVER CUT OUT AREA ON SKIN. REPLACED WEB PANEL AND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · failedApr 16, 1999

    DTW - PILOT RECORDED IN LOG BOOK THAT THE CABIN CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO IRREGULARITIES WERE REPORTED FOR ENGINE READINGS. MAINTENANCE FOUND PARTS OF THE COWLING SKIN BLOW OUT NEAR THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. A 3 FT BY 6 INCH HOLE IN THE FAN DISCHARGE FRONT OUTER…

    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

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