# N8603: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1998-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 45424
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1979
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: ABD198
- Owner when cancelled: [Conner F A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNER%20F%20A)
- Location: [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8603-1998-01-14

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 FTW64A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW64A0040), Nov 9, 1963: Douglas DC-8 (N8603), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8603

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54844, built 2019

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