# N748UP: 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: October 6, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=748UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748UP

## Aircraft that carried N748UP

- [Cancelled 2006-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748UP-2006-10-06): Douglas DC-8-71F, S/N 45948, built 1967. Sale reported. Owner: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N748UP (2)

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 DCA06MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA022), Feb 8, 2006: Douglas DC-8 (N748UP), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: an in-flight cargo fire that initiated from an unknown source, which was most likely located within cargo container 12, 13, or 14. Contributing to the loss of the aircraft were the inadequate…
- [NTSB MIA92IA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA166), Aug 22, 1992: Douglas DC-8-71F (N748UP), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ADEQUATELY LUBRICATE AND SEAL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE BEAM SWIVEL JOINT AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER AND OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N748UP (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 20060207001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060207001809A), Feb 7, 2006: Doug DC871F (N748UP), Philadelphia, PA, Destroyed. (-23) On February 7, 2006, at 2359 eastern standard time, a Douglas DC-8-71, N748UP, operated by united parcel service company, as flight 1307, was…
- [Incident 19870126003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126003539I), Jan 26, 1987: Doug DC871F (N748UP), Memphis, TN. On gear extension right main indicated unsafe. Safe landing. Malfunction not reported.

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