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N983Z1969 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 May 30, 2013.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched54 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Rantoul, KS
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2006
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
54
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Dodson International Parts INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
Mar 29, 2006
Canceled
May 30, 2013
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Dec 5, 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-9-31
Year
1969
Serial number
47411
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
ADB888

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
  1. 2006 – 2013Dodson International Parts INCRantoul, KS

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 (54)

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.

  • Fuselage · longeron · crackedFeb 14, 2001

    DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND LONGERON REPAIR AT STA 1079, LONGERON 2R, WAS CRACKED 1.5 INCHES. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · attach angle · crackedFeb 14, 2001

    DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE VERT STAB FOUND CRACK IN RT AFT VERTICAL ATTACH ANGLE. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AND FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-05, FIG 23.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedJan 1, 2001

    THE LEFT NACELLE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK. REPLACED THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 12-14-99.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · battery · dischargedJul 19, 2000

    THE LT AND RT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE DIM. REPLACED THE BATTERIES. CHECK-C 12-14-99 STL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · damagedNov 30, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LARGE FASTENER HOLES IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LONGERON 29L, STA 579 AREA. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR AT LONGERON 29L AT STA 579 TO REPAIR LARGE FASTENER HOLES PER ARA 16470 AND SRM 53-04, FIG 12B.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · longeron · crackedNov 30, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, LONGERON 30 WAS CRACKED AT STA 570, APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF LONGERON. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02, FIG 14.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · corrodedNov 30, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND SECTION OF STA 604 BULKHEAD TEE CHORD FROM O/B OF LONGERON 29L TO O/B OF 29R HAD CORROSION. REPLACED LOWER SECTION OF STA 604 TEE CHORD BECAUSE OF OUT OF LIMIT CORROSION BETWEEN L28L TO L28R PER ARA 16470.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · damagedNov 30, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LARGE FASTENER HOLES IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LONGERON 29L, STA 579 AREA. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR AT LONGERON 29L, STA 579, TO REPAIR LARGE FASTENER HOLES PER ARA 16470 AND SRM 53-04, FIG 12B.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · dentedNov 30, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND AT STA 427 AND LONGERON 29R, HAD BLIND FASTENER PULLED AND SKIN PILLOWING, AND SKIN DENTED 7 IN BY 1 IN BY 0.10 DEEP. FOUND NO CRACK PER SRM 53-603 PART 6. REPAIRED DENT IN SKIN PER ARA 16217 AND SRM 53-05 FIG 105 AND PILLOWED AREA WAS TRIMMED OUT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedNov 29, 1999

    DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CRACK INDICATION USING LFEC AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPENING. CRACK CONTAINED PER SRM 51-00-03, PART 6. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 54 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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