# N8015U: 1959 Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 2002-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45589
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1981
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: AAE8AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Chk Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHK%20PARTNERSHIP)
- Location: [Sandy, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Sandy)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5771° N, 111.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84070, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8015U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015U-2002-07-19

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-8-21: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 DEN75ID032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ID032), Dec 15, 1974: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Las Vegas, incident, no damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0060), May 15, 1966: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Oneill, NE, no damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2487), Jun 26, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N8015U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015U): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-4031, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2006-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015U-2006-03-02): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920024, built 2005. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.