# N8048U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: May 11, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8048U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8048U

## Aircraft that carried N8048U

- [Cancelled 2021-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048U-2021-05-11): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496469, built 2019. Exported to China. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 2012-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048U-2012-09-12): Destiny Powered Parachute DESTINY 2000, S/N 1B0040, built 2007. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Lapeer, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lapeer)
- [Cancelled 1989-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048U-1989-07-21): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1076
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048U-undated): Douglas DC-8F-54, S/N 45881

## NTSB investigations on N8048U (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 CHI84IA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA264), Jun 26, 1984: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 (N8048U), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8048U (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 19840626035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626035379I), Jun 26, 1984: Doug DC8* (N8048U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Experienced failure of left main landing gear bogie. Found aft axle pin broken.
- [Incident 19800314032659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314032659I), Mar 14, 1980: Doug DC8/ (N8048U), Chicago, IL. Nose gear malfunctioned. No positive cause was found.

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