# N827AX: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 1998-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45901
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1996
- Last registry action: November 14, 1996
- Mode S code: AB4AF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=827AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827AX-1998-09-12

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-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.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 DCA97MA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97MA016), Dec 22, 1996: Douglas DC-8-63F (N827AX), Narrows, VA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: the inappropriate control inputs applied by the flying pilot during a stall recovery attempt, the failure of the nonflying pilot-in-command to recognize, address, and correct these inappropriate…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19961222039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039609A), Dec 22, 1996: Doug DC8* (N827AX), Narrows, VA, Destroyed, 6 fatal. On maintenance flight crashed. (.4) on December 22, 1996, at about 1810 eastern standard time (EST), a Douglas DC-8-63F, N827AX, operated by airborne express…

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