# N8602: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1978-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 1978
- 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: 45423
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1976
- Mode S code: ABD175
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Air Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIR%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8602
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602-1978-02-09

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-8-21: 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 MIA70A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0038), Nov 20, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N8602), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8602

- [Cancelled 2024-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602-2024-03-14): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, S/N 65095. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Amazon Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMAZON%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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