# N8082U: Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 1981-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 3021952)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1969
- Mode S code: AB0246
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8082U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8082U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8082U-1981-10-13

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 Douglas DC-8-61: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61.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 DCA79AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA005), Dec 28, 1978: Douglas DC-8 (N8082U), Portland, OR, destroyed, 10 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8082U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8082U): Beck Gerald S P-51A, S/N 311, built 2006

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