# N870BX: 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: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=870BX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870BX

## Aircraft that carried N870BX

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870BX-2017-05-22): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, S/N 46036, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Alg Transportation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALG%20TRANSPORTATION%20INC), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N870BX (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 BFO93IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93IA176), Sep 15, 1993: Douglas DC-8-63 (N870BX), Toledo, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH LED TO A WORN AILERON CABLE WHICH SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N870BX (3)

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 19930915044069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930915044069I), Sep 15, 1993: Doug DC863 (N870BX), Toledo, OH. Had severe aileron control problems on approach. Made missed approach, landed safely.
- [Incident 19930409015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930409015969I), Apr 9, 1993: Doug DC863 (N870BX), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Lost a main wheel while taxiing for departure. Pilot not aware of problem until after landing at destination.
- [Incident 19930312007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930312007289I), Mar 12, 1993: Doug DC863 (N870BX), Toledo, OH. While turning off runway onto taxiway aircraft rolled off taxiway uncontroled. Had no braking action.

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