# N959R: 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: April 24, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959R

## Aircraft that carried N959R

- [Cancelled 2002-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959R-2002-04-24): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F, S/N 46143, built 1971. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [State Street Bank And Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20STREET%20BANK%20AND%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N959R (6)

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 19961209038869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961209038869I), Dec 9, 1996: Doug DC863F (N959R), Windsor Locks, CT, Substantial damage. Narrative: aircraft N959R, a Douglas DC-8B-73, was pushed back by jeannine dion, a U.S. Airports employee, in preparation for departure from the U.S. Airports…
- [Incident 19961128042249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961128042249I), Nov 28, 1996: Doug DC863F (N959R), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Struck a deer on landing rollout. Airport needs deer control plan.
- [Incident 19900706032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706032709I), Jul 6, 1990: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Shut down NR1 engine due to compressor stalling and power loss. Diverted and landed.
- [Incident 19900703032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703032249I), Jul 3, 1990: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Smoke in cockpit. Landed without incident. A wire had shorted in heater mat under floorboard.
- [Incident 19881222067949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222067949I), Dec 22, 1988: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. At rotation NR3 cowling departed engine due to attaching latches not in place or locked.
- [Incident 19851212069729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212069729I), Dec 12, 1985: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Rudder control problem during climb required six degree trim to fly straight. Deiced before departure.

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