# N8028U: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1979-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 45297
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1978
- Mode S code: AAECCE
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Carriers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20CARRIERS%20INC)
- Location: [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8028U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8028U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028U-1979-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC70AK066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK066), May 27, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N8028U), Goodland, KS, no damage

## Other aircraft with N8028U

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028U-2013-10-31): Best OFF SKY RANGER II, S/N SKR0205572, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hewitt James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEWITT%20JAMES%20R), [Kelford, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kelford)

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