# N730PL: Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 1991-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46161
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1991
- Last registry action: January 29, 1991
- Mode S code: A9CC5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Clark David M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20DAVID%20M%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7859° N, 92.4150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72212, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730PL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=730PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730PL-1991-09-25

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 Douglas DC-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62.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 NYC91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA086), Mar 12, 1991: Douglas DC-8-62 (N730PL), Jamaica, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND…

## 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.

- [Accident 19910312005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005259A), Mar 12, 1991: Doug DC862 (N730PL), New York, NY, Destroyed. Flight engineer incorrectly figured vr speed. Pilot unable rotate. Aborted. Hit ILS off runway avoiding overrun.

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