# N782AL: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 1997-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45929
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: January 28, 1994
- Mode S code: AA97FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6197° N, 95.2844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66067, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=782AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782AL-1997-03-20

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-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.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 DCA95MA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA020), Feb 17, 1995: Douglas DC-8-63 (N782AL), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: (1) THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND HIS DECISION TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND INITIATE A ROTATION BELOW THE COMPUTED ROTATION AIRSPEED, RESULTING…

## 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 19950216001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216001889A), Feb 16, 1995: Doug DC863 (N782AL), Kansas City, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Attempted three engine takeoff. Lost control. Aborted. Lacked speed for vmcg. Pilot fatigue. Training a factor.
- [Incident 19920214010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214010889I), Feb 14, 1992: Doug DC863 (N782AL), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On takeoff aircraft experienced yaw and buffeting. Continued. On landing found NR1 engine forward cowl missing.

## Other aircraft with N782AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782AL): Raytheon B200, S/N BB-1940, built 2006

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