# N404EA: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, registration cancelled 1991-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1991
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47665
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1986
- Last registry action: November 21, 1989
- Mode S code: A4BBE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%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/N404EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=404EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-1991-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-9-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51.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 MIA90IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA038), Dec 8, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N404EA), Tallahassee, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FIRST OFFICER TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, AND THE CAPTAIN'S DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19891208064309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208064309I), Dec 8, 1989: Doug DC951 (N404EA), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Broke out of clouds to right of centerline. Left wing struck runway when tried to realign to center of runway.

## Other aircraft with N404EA

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-2020-02-28): Chapman Mark A TRIKE, S/N 0001, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Essell Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESSELL%20ROBERT), [Hiram, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hiram)

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