# N802WA: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF, registration cancelled 1975-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63cf) (registry code 302198J)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46146
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1971
- Mode S code: AAEB40
- Owner when cancelled: [World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=802WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802WA-1975-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-8-63CF: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63cf.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 DCA74AZ005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ005), Sep 8, 1973: Douglas DC-8 (N802WA), King Cove, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other aircraft with N802WA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802WA): Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83, S/N 53052, built 1990

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