N970Z1966 Douglas DC9-15
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 28, 2007.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched10 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- West Point, VA
- Canceled
- Jul 28, 2007
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 27, 1966
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
- DC9-15
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- 45772
- 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
- AD85E4
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d-1
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 14,000 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 2007Individual ownerWest Point, VA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (10)
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.
- Wings · skin · crackedDec 14, 1998
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND LT WING, UPPER WING SKIN CRACKED AT AFT O/B CORNER OF FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE NUMBER 1307A. REPAIRED CRACK PER SERVICE REWORK DRAWING (DOUGLAS) NUMBER 5951593, AND ARA 16055.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · damagedDec 8, 1998
DURING CHECK-C, MAINT FOUND PREVIOUS INTERIM REPAIR FOR A CRACK AT THE AFT I/B CORNER OF THE RT MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELL, THE FRAME AT THE MLG I/B DOOR JAM, AFT I/B END. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR PER ARA 11913, AND SRM 53-05, FIG 60, SHEETS 1 AND 2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedDec 7, 1998
DURING CHECK-C, MAINT FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STA 514, LONGERON 18R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR PER SB 53-141 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING JO60108.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · illuminatedJul 22, 1997
STL - FLT 416 - DURING CRUISE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE MALFUNCTION. OP-15 - 6-2-96 - STL. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedApr 16, 1997
STL - FLT 416 - DURING CRUISE, AFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, MFG P/N 5822-2, MANUFACTURED BY LUMINESCENT SYSTEMS, INC. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · ballast · failedJan 8, 1997
STL - FLT 619 - DURING CRUISE A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER SIDEWALL LIGHTING BALLAST, MFG P/N 03980. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeNov 26, 1996
STL - FLT 209 - DURING CRUISE, EGRESS LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 10 TO 14 ILLUMINATED. FOUND MALFUNCTIONING POWER SUPPLY, MFG PN 5822-2. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. EGRESS L IGHT SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C- 6-2-96 - STL. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedAug 8, 1996
STL - DURING CRUISE, EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. REMOVED, RECHARGED AND INSTALLED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedJun 17, 1996
STL - DURING DESCENT AISLE EGRESS LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 15 THROUGH 17 ILLUMINATED. FOUND POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK WEAK, MFG P/N 5822-2. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND EGRESS LIGHT SYSTEM, OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · malfunctionedSep 2, 1995
STL - FLT 582 - DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, LANDING GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LIGHT WAS SLOW TO EXTINGUISH. FOUND DEFECTIVE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCH, MFG H14-6. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCH AND DOOR LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026