# N730PL: 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: September 25, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=730PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730PL

## Aircraft that carried N730PL

- [Cancelled 1991-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730PL-1991-09-25): Douglas DC-8-62, S/N 46161. Owner: [Clark David M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20DAVID%20M%20TRUSTEE), [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)

## NTSB investigations on N730PL (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 NYC91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA086), Mar 12, 1991: Douglas DC-8-62 (N730PL), Jamaica, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N730PL (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 19910312005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005259A), Mar 12, 1991: Doug DC862 (N730PL), New York, NY, Destroyed. Flight engineer incorrectly figured vr speed. Pilot unable rotate. Aborted. Hit ILS off runway avoiding overrun.

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