# N794AL: aircraft, registration cancelled 1993-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: 302198A
- Serial number: 45923
- Last registry action: May 4, 1992
- Mode S code: AAC6EC
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Burlington Air Exprs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20BURLINGTON%20AIR%20EXPRS%20INC)
- Location: [Irvine, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Irvine)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=794AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794AL-1993-03-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DCA92MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA022), Feb 15, 1992: Douglas DC-8-63 (N794AL), Swanton, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE OR RECOVER IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM THE UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE THAT RESULTED FROM THE CAPTAIN'S APPARENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, RESULTING FROM…
- [NTSB NYC92IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92IA030), Nov 13, 1991: Douglas DC-8-63 (N794AL), Toledo, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ENGINEER TO CONDUCT A PROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENSURE THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE…

## 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 19920215003069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215003069A), Feb 15, 1992: Doug DC863 (N794AL), Toledo, OH, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control on IFR missed approach due PIC spatial disorientation and possible failed gyro. Extreme windshear.
- [Incident 19911102056629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102056629I), Nov 2, 1991: Doug DC863 (N794AL), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Cargo door light illuminated on climb. Returned. Found cargo door damaged.

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