# N1804U: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10, registration cancelled 1994-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46603
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1986
- Last registry action: July 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A143A3
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1804U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1804U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1804U-1994-05-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-10-10: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 SEA90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA156), Aug 3, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N1804U), Coeur D'Alene, ID, no damage. Probable cause: PASSENGER SPILLING A HOT CUP OF COFFEE IN HER LAP WHILE THE FLIGHT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19900803064639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803064639A), Aug 3, 1990: Doug DC1010 (N1804U), Coeur D Alene, ID. A passenger accidently spilled hot coffee into her lap receiving second degree burns requiring hospitalization.
- [Incident 19800522052869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522052869I), May 22, 1980: Doug DC1010 (N1804U), Chicago, IL. Engine quit on takeoff. Aircraft returned to airport. Maintenace to replace engine.

## Other aircraft with N1804U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1804U): Boeing 737-8, S/N 60650, built 2022

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