# N8029U: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1979-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1979
- Exported to: Panama
- 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: 45298
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1979
- Mode S code: AAECF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropical Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8029U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8029U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8029U-1979-08-02

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-8-21: 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 LAX63A0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX63A0141), Jan 22, 1963: Douglas DC-8 (N8029U), Bakersfield, CA, no damage

## Other aircraft with N8029U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8029U): Crocker H L/Bura D CHALLENGER II, S/N CH11012148, built 2004

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