# N71CX: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 1, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71CX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71CX

## Aircraft that carried N71CX

- [Cancelled 2014-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71CX-2014-05-01): Douglas DC-8-62F, S/N 45961, built 1968. Sale reported. Owner: [Moorpark, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Moorpark)

## NTSB investigations on N71CX (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 ANC11CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA101), Sep 10, 2011: Douglas DC-8-62F (N71CX), Yakota, Japan, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's decision to ignore the fasten seatbelt sign, resulting in serious injury to the passenger during a turbulence encounter.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71CX (1)

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 20110910026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910026389A), Sep 10, 2011: Douglas DC-8-62F (N71CX), No damage. While enroute cruising at flight level 270 in the vicinty of thunderstorms, the aircraft encountered turbulence. The captain had previously illuminated the…

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