# N8604: Douglas DC-8, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8) (registry code 3021901)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45425
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1977
- Mode S code: ABD1BB
- Owner when cancelled: [American Jet Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20JET%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8604
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8604
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8604-1981-12-17

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8.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 UNK64X0554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0554), Feb 13, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8604), San Juan, PR, incident, no damage

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