# N801MG: 1968 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2003-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2003
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45986
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1995
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: AAE6AE
- Owners when cancelled: [Kitty Hawk International Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC%20DBA), [American International Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801MG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801MG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801MG-2003-03-12

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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62.md

## Service difficulty reports (17)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR K4HA9908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K4HA9908), Jan 22, 2000: OUTFLOW VALVE. CONTAMINATED. FWA - FLT 14487 - AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE ABOVE 10,000 FT CABIN SHOWED 300 WITH 1500 FT MIN CLIMB, OUT FLOW VALVE FULL CLOSED. CLEANED AND LUBED OUTFLOW V
- [SDR CKSA98260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98260), Apr 16, 1998: COUPLING. LOOSE. WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF FL290, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER PILOTS FEET THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. UPON REACHING FL350, CABIN ALT WAS RISING AND DIFF 
- [SDR CKSA97527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97527), Sep 19, 1997: ACCESS COVER. UNSECURED. VERY LOUD NOISE HEARD COMING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA OF AIRCRAFT. RECYCLED NOSE GEAR, NO DIFFERENCE (INFLT) CONTINUED FLIGHT. LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND RI
- [SDR CKSA97478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97478), Aug 29, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. NOSE ON NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED ONCE, STILL NO LIGHT. ON SHORT FINAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND PIN IN NOSE DOWNLOCK SWITCH C/P PUSHED BACK. RE
- [SDR CKSA96159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96159), Oct 1, 1996: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. PERFORM DOUBLER REWORK IAW EA 96-268A STATIC PORT STATION 390 LBL 25 TO LBC 281 DRAWING NR AIA/E/2250 REVISION ORIGINAL DATED 07/17/96. PERFORMED DOUBLER REWORK
- [SDR CKSA96081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96081), Aug 3, 1996: FIRE BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. NR 4 ENGINE OUTBOARD BOTTLE DID NOT INDICATE LOW PRESSURE WHEN DISCHARGED FOR FIRE WARNING INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 AND NR 4 FIRE BOTTLES. PERFORME
- [SDR CKSA96080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96080), Aug 3, 1996: FIRE LOOP. CHAFED. NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON AT CRUISE ALT 37.0, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE MIN OIL 25 PSI. SHUTDOWN ENGINE INFLIGH
- [SDR CKSA95137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95137), Oct 24, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. KOSC - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED L35R AT FS 1190. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON 35R 1190 FITTING IAW COTNEY ENG 8110-3 AN
- [SDR CKSA95136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95136), Oct 24, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. KOSC - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND - LONGERON 33R CRACKED FORWARD OF SPLICE AT FS 1190. REPAIRED CRACK IAW COTNEY ENG 8110-3 AND SKETCH NR SKA 95167-13. (X)
- [SDR CKSA95135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95135), Oct 24, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. KOSC - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND - LONGERON 36 CRACKED FORWARD OF SPLICE FS 1190. REPAIRED LONGERON CRACK IAW COTNEY ENGINEERING 8110-13, SKETCH NR SKA 95
- [SDR CKSA95134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95134), Oct 24, 1995: PANEL. CORROSION. KOSC - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND UPPER SKIN PANEL JUST FORWARD OF CENTER SPAR AT APPROXIMATELY STA XRS 152 - CORROSION REMOVAL EXCEEDS 20 PERCENT OF PANEL
- [SDR MGMA950158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950158), Mar 19, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. PRIOR TO SETTING THE EPR BEFORE 80 KTS HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NR 1 ENGINE INDICATIONS READS AS FOLLOWS, EGT EQUALS 600, N2 EQUALS 0, FF EQUALS 0, N1 EQUALS 0, OI
- [SDR MGMA950118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950118), Jan 17, 1995: EEL LAMP. FAILED. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP SEAT 2A. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK OK. TOTAL CYCLES 14,724. (Z)
- [SDR MGMA950108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950108), Jan 17, 1995: EEL LAMP. FAILED. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS MISSING LENS, SEAT 7A AND 8A. REPLACED LENS AND LAMP. OPS CHECK OK. TOTAL CYCLES 14,724. (Z)
- [SDR MGMA950098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950098), Jan 17, 1995: EEL LAMP. INOP. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP SEAT 20A. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK OK. TOTAL CYCLES 14,724. (Z)
- [SDR MGMA950088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950088), Jan 17, 1995: EEL LAMP. INOP. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP SEAT 6A. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK OK. TOTAL CYCLES 14,724. (Z)
- [SDR MGMA950078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MGMA950078), Jan 17, 1995: OXY BOTTLE. EMPTY. EMERGENCY OXYGEN BOTTLE EMPTY. REPLACED OXYGEN BOTTLE. LEAK CHECK NORMAL. TOTAL CYCLES 14,724. (Z)

## 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.

- [Incident 20000111003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111003289I), Jan 11, 2000: Doug DC862 (N801MG), Fort Wayne, IN. Aircraft hydraulic press dropped to mid-scale. Found cracked pump housing on standby rudder pump.
- [Incident 19970919030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919030319I), Sep 19, 1997: Doug DC862 (N801MG), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Friday, September 19, 1997 at 11:53 local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, s/n 45986, registered to American international airways, heard a…

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