# N8961E: 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: July 15, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8961E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8961E

## Aircraft that carried N8961E

- [Cancelled 1972-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8961E-1972-07-15): Douglas DC-9-31, S/N 45870. Owner: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## NTSB investigations on N8961E (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 DCA72A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA72A0010), May 18, 1972: Douglas DC9-31 (N8961E), Ft Lauderdale, FL, destroyed

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