# N8609: 1960 Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45430
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1960
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1974
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: ABD26A
- Owner when cancelled: [Elliott John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20JOHN%20K)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6778° N, 111.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84124, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 UNK65X0480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0480), Oct 30, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8609), New York, NY, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2999](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2999), Jul 24, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8609), Gainesville, FL, no damage

## Other aircraft with N8609

- [Cancelled 1941-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609-1941-03-01): Fleet 1, S/N 21, built 1929. Owner: [Pony Express Airways & College Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONY%20EXPRESS%20AIRWAYS%20%26%20COLLEGE%20INC), [Saint Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Joseph)

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