# N8609: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8609

## Aircraft that carried N8609

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609-2013-05-15): Douglas DC-8-21, S/N 45430, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Elliott John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20JOHN%20K), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1941-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609-1941-03-01): Fleet 1, S/N 21, built 1929. Owner: [Pony Express Airways & College Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONY%20EXPRESS%20AIRWAYS%20%26%20COLLEGE%20INC), [Saint Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Joseph)

## NTSB investigations on N8609 (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 UNK65X0480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0480), Oct 30, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8609), New York, NY, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2999](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2999), Jul 24, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8609), Gainesville, FL, no damage

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