# N8968U: 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 6, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968U

## Aircraft that carried N8968U

- [Cancelled 2013-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968U-2013-05-06): Douglas DC-8-62, S/N 46069, built 1969. First renewal notice. Owner: [Miami Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20LEASING%20INC), [Windsor Locks, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Windsor%20Locks)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8968U (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 19981124045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045799I), Nov 24, 1998: Doug DC862 (N8968U), Ashland, KY. [privacy data omitted](PIC & check airmen)was giving[privacy data omitted]his operating experience in the DC-8. Center gave them a descent to FL 240. [privacy…
- [Incident 19821118065649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118065649I), Nov 18, 1982: Doug DC863 (N8968U), Fairbanks, AK. Lost directional control on takeoff, over corrected, struck runway lights and snowbank. Left without checking damage
- [Incident 19781223021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021049I), Dec 23, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8968U), Des Moines, IA. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff due to slow spool up of one engine.

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