# N1070T: Douglas DC9-15, registration cancelled 1998-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 1998
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45784
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1991
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A0211F
- Owner when cancelled: [Target Airways Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TARGET%20AIRWAYS%20LTD)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1070T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1070T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070T-1998-02-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (20)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR GRAA974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA974), Mar 1, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
- [SDR GRAA9664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9664), Aug 29, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING L/S MAINTENANCE, CREW IN RNO DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 10C. CREW RELAMPED, P/N 363634. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO S
- [SDR GRAA9656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9656), Aug 8, 1996: LENS. LOOSE. DURING L/S RNO MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK WHITE LIGHT LENS IN ROW 10 UNSECURED. SECURED THE LENS, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNE
- [SDR GRAA9654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9654), Aug 4, 1996: LENS. MISSING. DURING L/S RNO MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT SEAT 10C, MISSING LENS. THEY REPLACED LENS, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M
- [SDR GRAA9646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9646), Jul 2, 1996: LAMP. LOOSE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BESIDE ROW 6, WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE LAMP. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EM
- [SDR GRAA9645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9645), Jul 2, 1996: TRACK LIGHT. LOOSE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK AT ROW 1 LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR GRAA9644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9644), Jun 9, 1996: LENS. LOOSE. WHILE AT C-CHECK AT ROW, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE AFT ESCAPE RAMP, HAD THE FORWARD TWO LAMP LENS NOT SECURED. MAINTENANCE RESECUR
- [SDR GRAA9638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9638), May 29, 1996: TRACK LIGHT. BROKEN. AT RNO, WHILE PERFORMING AN A-CHECK, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED AT SEAT 5, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TO EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK AND PERFO
- [SDR GRAA9637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9637), May 29, 1996: TRACK LIGHT. MISSING. AT RNO, WHILE PERFORMING AN A-CHECK, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT BELOW SEAT 10 MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MISSING FLOOR TRACK 
- [SDR GRAA9632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9632), May 13, 1996: POWER PACK. INOPERATIVE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER PACK. MAINTENAN
- [SDR GRAA9631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9631), May 13, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER PACK. MAINTENANC
- [SDR GRAA9629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9629), May 12, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO, DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY BATTERY
- [SDR GRAA9615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9615), Feb 22, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. LINE MAINTENANCE AT RNO DISCOVERED THE RIGHT EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMA
- [SDR GRAA9610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9610), Feb 17, 1996: OIL FILTER. DIRTY. RNO - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT HAD A NR 2 ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KIAS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP WIT
- [SDR GRAA9544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9544), Sep 11, 1995: CURRENT LIMITER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, MADE A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN THROUGH 2000 FEET MSC. THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT GENERATOR FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT GENERATOR POWER 
- [SDR GRAA9543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9543), Sep 10, 1995: GEN CONTL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. STS - UPON DESCENT, LT GENERATOR FEEDER FAULT, LT GENERATOR OFF, AND AC CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LOST LT SIDE ELECTRONICS. AIRCRAFT DIV
- [SDR 95ZZZX6100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6100), Sep 10, 1995: BUSS PROT PNL. MALFUNCTIONED. STS - UPON DESCENT, LT GENERATOR FEEDER FAULT, LT GENERATOR OFF, AND AC CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LOST LT SIDE ELECTRONICS. AIRCRAFT DIV
- [SDR 95ZZZX6099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6099), Sep 10, 1995: POWER RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. STS - UPON DESCENT, LT GENERATOR FEEDER FAULT, LT GENERATOR OFF, AND AC CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LOST LT SIDE ELECTRONICS. AIRCRAFT DIV
- [SDR GRAA9535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9535), Jun 12, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION IN THE FORWARD BAGGAGE BIN, FS 313, LONGERON 26 LEFT. REPAIRED PER FLIGHT VEHICALS, IAW ER NR DC-9-53-001. AIRCRAFT 
- [SDR GRAA9534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GRAA9534), Jun 10, 1995: SKIN. SERVICEABLE. DURING C-CHECK, RUDDER TRAILING EDGE, RT SIDE, HAD 3 SURFACE CRACKS. ONE CRACK IS 3 INCHES LONG. ONE CRACK IS 1.50 INCHES LONG. ONE CRACK IS 5.25 INCHES LONG. R

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC77FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA013), Nov 17, 1976: Douglas DC-9 (N1070T), Appleton, OH, no damage
- [NTSB NYC71IN124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN124), Jun 18, 1971: Douglas DC-9 (N1070T), Flushing, NY, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930201008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930201008319I), Feb 1, 1993: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Reno, NV. Right hydraulic gauge reading zero on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19870430023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430023019I), Apr 30, 1987: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. The brake system failed during taxi in. The aircraft nose struck the terminal building.
- [Incident 19850821044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821044049I), Aug 21, 1985: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Chicago, IL. Unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant en route. Arrested by police at destination.
- [Incident 19790505025679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505025679I), May 5, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1070T), East Windsor Lo, CT. Rejected takeoff due to wing flap warning indication. Cannon plug tightened.
- [Incident 19780731044469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044469I), Jul 31, 1978: Doug DC915 (N1070T), Boston, MA. Flight returned, unable to pressurize. Forward access door popped open after takeoff. Faulty door warning.
- [Incident 19780623036429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623036429I), Jun 23, 1978: Doug DC931 (N1070T), Boston, MA. Takeoff aborted due to takeoff trim light illuminated. Warning light had malfunctioned.

## Other aircraft with N1070T

- [Cancelled 2013-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070T-2013-05-06): Milner Roger W MILNER ROTORWAY EXEC, S/N RW2918. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Milner Roger W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILNER%20ROGER%20W), [Fallbrook, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fallbrook)

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