# N1803: 1967 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2017-04-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 13, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45895 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 1, 1993 - Certificate issued: May 19, 1999 - Last registry action: May 20, 2008 - Mode S code: A1436D - Owner when cancelled: [Agro Air Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGRO%20AIR%20ASSOCIATES%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1803 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1803 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1803-2017-04-13 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62.md ## Service difficulty reports (13) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ARWA970606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA970606), Jul 10, 1997: VERTICAL GYRO. SHORTED. F/O ADI INTERMITTENT FLAG ON ADI WHEN MANUVERING, RETURNED TO MIA FOR REPAIR. FOUND F/O'S VERTICAL GYRO EXTERNAL CASE SHORTED, 115V AT CASE. REMOVED AND REPLACE - [SDR ARWA970318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA970318), Mar 19, 1997: FUEL PRESS TX. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF MIAMI, FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN BOOST PUMP TURNED ON. RETURNED TO MIA, TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND FUEL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER INOPER - [SDR ARWA902004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA902004), Feb 9, 1997: WIRE. LOOSE. MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON INFLIGHT. SINGLE LIGHT SYSTEM RETURNED TO MIA, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. T/S SYST OF MAIN CARGO DOOR, FOUND WIRE AT CONTROL PANEL - [SDR ARWA9606071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA9606071), Jun 21, 1996: DIR GYRO. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 COMPASS SYSTEM OFF FLAG INTERMITTENT. RETURNED TO MIAMI. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIRECTIONAL GYRO. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 34-20-00. - [SDR ARWA9606003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA9606003), Jun 8, 1996: LOCKING VALVE. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 8 PSI. INSTALLED THREE GEAR AT DOOR LATCHES, RETURNED TO MIAMI. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND BAD LOCKING VALVE. - [SDR ARWA9604003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA9604003), Apr 26, 1996: OIL PRESS SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. DURING DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. RETARDED THROTTLE, LIGHT STAYED ON AS PER ABNORMAL CHECK LIST. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE AT 10.52Z FL 350 OIL - [SDR ARWA9603009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA9603009), Mar 23, 1996: OIL PRESS LIGHT. FLICKERED. ON DESCENT, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED, OIL QUANTITY WENT DOWN TO ZERO. SHUTDOWN AND SECURED ENGINE. WINDMILLING PRESSURE - [SDR ARWA9602001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA9602001), Feb 24, 1996: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. YAW DAMPER SWERVED AIRCRAFT, RETURNED TO MIAMI. YAW DAMPER AT 37,000, SEVERE INFLIGHT UPSET, LEFT DEFLECTION. ACCOMPLISHED WIRING CONTINUITY AND INTEGRITY CHECK - [SDR 95ZZZX6352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6352), Nov 1, 1995: RETRACT PIN. SHEARED. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, 'GEAR NOT LATCHED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT MADE AIR TURN-BACK AND RETURNED TO MIAMI WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, FOUND LT MLG RETR - [SDR 95ZZZX6351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6351), Oct 30, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. AIR TURN-BACK - PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF NR 4 ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE S - [SDR 95ZZZM666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM666), Oct 10, 1995: ACTUATOR PIN. BROKEN. AFTER 13 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BRO BECAUSE 'GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND RIGHT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR PIN BROKEN. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT - [SDR 95ZZZM621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM621), Oct 6, 1995: BOLT. BROKEN. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE F/E FOUND LEFT MLG UPPER STRUT DOOR SUPPORT LINK BROKEN. DOOR WAS REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT MOVED TO DAYTON, IAW DOUGLAS FAX MISC-57 - [SDR 95ZZZM373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM373), Jul 21, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT LEADING EDGE AFT LOWER SKIN CRACKED INBOARD OF NR 2 ENGINE PYLON AT WING STATION XS1 70.900 AT AFT ROW OF ATTACH FASTENERS, 1.5 INCH CRACK. STOP DRILLED CR ## 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 FTW75AF040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF040), Dec 5, 1974: Douglas DC-8 (N1803), Bogota, Colombia, no damage - [NTSB FTW70AF060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF060), Mar 18, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N1803), Guayaquil, Ecuador, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19870917076229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917076229I), Sep 17, 1987: Doug DC862 (N1803), Philadelphia, PA. Allegedly taxied within 5 feet of a DC9. Wing went over cockpit, wing walkers. Airborne express word against ups. - [Incident 19851104058839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851104058839I), Nov 4, 1985: Doug DC862 (N1803), Ypsilanti, MI. On touchdown hydraulic quantity and pressure went to zero. Hydraulic accumulator exploded. Mounting bracket cracked - [Incident 19840429021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429021789I), Apr 29, 1984: Doug DC862 (N1803), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Left wing hit a portable stand while taxiing to gate. A mechanic was guiding aircraft to the gate. - [Incident 19800124017269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124017269I), Jan 24, 1980: Doug DC862 (N1803), Washington, DC. Ice patches on runway. Ok after normal landing and attempting to turn off the runway, nose gear slid off runway. --- 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.