# N8017U: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1983-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45591
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1979
- Last registry action: June 25, 1983
- Mode S code: AAE8F4
- Owners when cancelled: [Tropical Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC), [Zee Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEE%20INC), [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: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8017U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8017U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8017U-1983-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 MKC67A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0056), Apr 4, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N8017U), Springfield, IL, no damage

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