# N8009U: Douglas DC-8-51, registration cancelled 1983-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45286
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Last registry action: December 31, 1983
- Mode S code: AAE583
- Owners when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Airplane Store](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPLANE%20STORE), [Topographic Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPOGRAPHIC%20DIV), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8009U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8009U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8009U-1983-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-8-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51.md

## 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 19790225008019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225008019I), Feb 25, 1979: Doug DC851 (N8009U), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Four tires left wheel blown on landing. PIREP out for strong windshear short final.

## Other aircraft with N8009U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8009U): Air Creation GTE 582S-2001, S/N T00105, built 2007

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