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N993ZDouglas DC-9-31

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 28, 2001.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Sep 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched49 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Salt Lake City, UT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1998
NTSB events
1
minor, 1999
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
49
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
Mar 6, 1998
Canceled
Aug 28, 2001

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
Serial number
47082
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
ADE007

Engine

Type
Turbo-jet

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1998 – 2001Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT

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 (1)

Incident · minor damage

Sep 9, 1999 · Nashville, TN

A preexisting crack on the left main landing gear outer cylinder housing and the first officer's failure to maintain the proper rate of descent resulting in a hard landing on touchdown, and subsequent total failure and separation of the left main landing gear on landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-commands improper supervision of the first officer during the approach…

Damage
Minor
Injuries
Minor
Report
MIA99IA249

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA99IA249)

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 (49)

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.

  • Landing gear · strut · rupturedSep 9, 1999

    DURING LANDING THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WITH THE LEFT WING TIP IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. CHECK-C 12-7-98 STL. *S/D* FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A HARD LANDING. IT APPEARS THAT THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTER CYLINDER RUPTURED AT TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN LOSS OF…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · power supply · inoperativeMay 21, 1999

    DURING TAXI, FORWARD CABIN EGRESS LIGHTS CAME ON. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS WORN OUT. POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED. CHECKS MADE TO ASSURE NORMAL OPERATION. CHECK -C 12-07-98 STL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · wire · wornJan 25, 1998

    STL - 698 - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, THE FLOOR EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 22 TO 24. REPLACED THE FEED CABLE FROM THE BATTERY PACK TERMINAL STRIP TO FLEX CABLE. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND BULGES IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 607 STR 29L TO STR 29R. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL PER SRM 51-01 PG 1 PARA C. (X)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · spar · crackedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND CRACK INDICATION IN RT WING REAR SPAR AT INBD FLAP HINGE CASTING LOWER INBOARD HOLE. REPAIRED PER DOUGLAS DRAWING JO60271. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND 2 INCH DENT IN SKIN AT STATION 214, LONG 4L. HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT VERIFIED CRACK IN SKIN. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · angle · crackedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL FIN TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED JUST FORWARD OF LEFT FIN ACCESS PLATE, AT DORSAL FIN FITTING AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-01 PAGE 1 ITEM C. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · dentedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND BULGES IN SKIN AT STATION 607, LONGERON 26L TO 26R. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL PER SRM 51-01 PAGE 1 PARA C. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · floorbeam · crackedOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND A CRACK AT FLOORBEAM TO LONGERON TIE AT STATION 996, LONGERON 18R. INSTALLED REPAIR AT STATION 996, LONGER 18R PER DC9 SRM 53-03. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · flange · wornOct 7, 1997

    MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND RT APU DOOR INBD FORWARD FLANGE WORN. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH SEALER PER SRM 51-20-0 FIG 7 AND RIVETS. (X)

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 49 reports.

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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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