# N801E: Douglas DC-8-51, registration cancelled 1977-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 45408
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1959
- Mode S code: AAE5F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801E-1977-05-27

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

## 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 NYC76AN032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN032), Aug 8, 1975: Douglas DC8-51 (N801E), Wilmington, DE, no damage
- [NTSB MIA73IM046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73IM046), Nov 1, 1972: Douglas DC-8 (N801E), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N801E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801E): La Fosse Ulrich STOL CH 801, S/N 8-4184, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1933-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801E-1933-02-02): Fokker F-10-A(FXA), S/N 1030. Owner: [American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)

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