# N68045: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10, registration cancelled 1981-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 46904
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1972
- Mode S code: A90639
- Owner when cancelled: [Continental Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68045
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68045-1981-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 DCA78AA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA008), Mar 1, 1978: Douglas DC-10 (N68045), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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