# N312RC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 15, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312RC

## Aircraft that carried N312RC

- [Cancelled 2002-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RC-2002-10-15): Raytheon 1900D, S/N UE-312, built 1998. Exported to Angola. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1991-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RC-1991-04-16): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 48090. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

## NTSB investigations on N312RC (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA87MA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA046), Aug 17, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N312RC), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 156 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N312RC (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870816056669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816056669A), Aug 16, 1987: Doug DC982 (N312RC), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 156 fatal. Took off without slats and flaps extended. Struck light pole,crashed and burned. Takeoff warning system inoperative
- [Incident 19851115062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115062359I), Nov 15, 1985: Doug DC982 (N312RC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Returned for landing after engine failure en route. Tail cone missing on landing. Engine failure cause pending.

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