# N803AX: 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: April 7, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803AX

## Aircraft that carried N803AX

- [Cancelled 2004-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803AX-2004-04-07): Douglas DC-8-62, S/N 45917, built 1968. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC), [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N803AX (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 IAD96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA052), Mar 20, 1996: Douglas DC-8-62 (N803AX), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout and the company/operator's inadequate crew/group coordination and communication during taxi and snow removal operations. Related factors were the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N803AX (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.

- [Incident 19980617024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617024759I), Jun 17, 1998: Doug DC862 (N803AX), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. On approach hit several small birds damaging NR3 engine.
- [Accident 19960320040759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320040759A), Mar 20, 1996: Doug DC862 (N803AX), Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. Wing struck a snowplow truck during taxi for takeoff. Poor ground crew coordination and company dispatch procedures (-23) a day sort DC-8 taxiing for departure…

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