# N8780R: 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: November 6, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8780R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8780R

## Aircraft that carried N8780R

- [Cancelled 1972-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780R-1972-11-06): Douglas DC-8-51, S/N 45628. Exported to Finland. Owner: [Eastern Airlinesinc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIRLINESINC)

## NTSB investigations on N8780R (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 NYC68A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0111), Mar 23, 1968: Douglas DC-8 (N8780R), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65A0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0114), Mar 5, 1965: Douglas DC-8 (N8780R), Kennedy Intl, NY, substantial damage

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