# N1068T: Douglas DC9-15, registration cancelled 1997-10-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 30, 1997 - Exported to: Mexico - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Douglas DC9-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (registry code 3022036) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45782 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: August 30, 1979 - Last registry action: September 6, 1995 - Mode S code: A01E80 - Owners when cancelled: [Taraget Airways Ltd DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TARAGET%20AIRWAYS%20LTD%20DBA), [Great American Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS) - Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1068T - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1068T - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068T-1997-10-30 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC9-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15.md ## Service difficulty reports (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR GRAA973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA973), Mar 7, 1997: GROMMET. MISSING. EMERGENCY LIGHT ROW 14 NOT SECURED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MISSING GROMMET AND REINSTALLED. (M) - [SDR GRAA9669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9669), Sep 22, 1996: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. AT 33,000 MSL, HAD THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACK. THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED TO DEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD - [SDR GRAA9659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9659), Aug 30, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING L/S MAINTENANCE, CREW IN RNO DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS MAIN CABIN DOOR NOT ARMED. CREW RELAMPED, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR GRAA9657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9657), Aug 2, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING L/S RNO MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 13 INOP. RELAMPED AND SECURED WIRING UNDER SEAT SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO S - [SDR GRAA9647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9647), Jul 5, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED THAT THE CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 14-18. MAINTENANCE CHARGED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIG - [SDR GRAA9635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9635), Jun 3, 1996: PRESSURIZATION. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 26,000 FEET, WHEN THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE PRESSURE IN MANUAL. THE OXYGEN M - [SDR GRAA9634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9634), Jun 3, 1996: DOOR SEAL. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR NOT SEALING. MA - [SDR GRAA9633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9633), May 30, 1996: APB DOOR. DEFECTIVE. DESCENDING INTO BOS WHEN THE CABIN PRESSURE BECAME ERRATIC. THE CAPTIAN REQUESTED A MORE RAPID DESCENT AND THE TOWER ALERTED THE AIRPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO - [SDR GRAA9618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9618), Mar 14, 1996: BRACKET. LOOSE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT MYR, DISCOVERED THE CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHT BRACKET LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BRACKET TO THE CATWALK. MAINTENANCE PERFO - [SDR GRAA9617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9617), Mar 14, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LINE MAINTENANCE AT MYR, DISCOVERED THAT THE CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED - [SDR GRAA9619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9619), Mar 11, 1996: LENS. CRACKED. LINE MAINTENANCE AT MYR, DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS WERE CRACKED. MAINTENACNE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS. AIRCRAFT WAS - [SDR GRAA9701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9701), Jan 2, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ENV - MAINTENANCE REPORTS CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTING FAILS TO SHUT DOWN WHEN POWER IS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT BUSES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH 28V POWER - [SDR GRAA9555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9555), Nov 23, 1995: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. AT RNO - LINE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. - [SDR GRAA9542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9542), Sep 15, 1995: CLAMP. LOOSE. ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ENV, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO OR MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ENV WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CLA - [SDR GRAA9536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9536), Jun 18, 1995: EEL BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE, MECHANICS DISCOVERED THE CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. THE EMERGE - [SDR GRAA9530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9530), Feb 21, 1995: RADIO ALT IND. FAILED. RENO, NEVADA - UPON TAXI OUT FROM GATE B-10, AIRCRAFT N1068T HAD A RADIO ALTIMETER FAIL FLAG IN BOTH RADIO ALTIMETERS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANC ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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 19960607031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607031579I), Jun 7, 1996: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Myrtle Beach, SC. Narrative: the aircraft reportedly departed myr then returned when aircraft did not pressurize. Company maintenance personnel cleaned the aft pressurization… - [Incident 19941003039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003039669I), Oct 3, 1994: Doug DC9 (N1068T), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a fence during taxi on alternate taxiway route. Not recommended for large aircraft. - [Incident 19930703034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703034119I), Jul 3, 1993: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Sioux Falls, SD. Rapid cabin decompression in flight. Emergency descent. Landed at destination. Bulkhead door seal was leaking. - [Incident 19830227010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010889I), Feb 27, 1983: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Tire blew on take off. Returned to airport after burning off fuel. Landed without incident. - [Incident 19791029053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053669I), Oct 29, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot unable to retract the gear after field repairs for a gear door problem. ## Other aircraft with N1068T - [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068T-2011-06-06): Boeing YL-15, S/N 47-431. Assigned, pending cancellation --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.