# N8610: Douglas DC-8-21, registration cancelled 1979-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1979
- 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: 45431
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1974
- Mode S code: ABD4E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans Union Aircraft Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20UNION%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8610
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8610
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610-1979-02-28

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 (3)

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 NYC70A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0055), Nov 28, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), Newark, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0023), Aug 25, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), minor damage
- [NTSB NYC66I0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0006), Jul 12, 1965: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N8610

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8610): Lockheed C-121A, S/N 2602, built 1948
- [Cancelled 2013-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610-2013-06-28): Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, S/N 25615. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Basler Turbo Conversions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASLER%20TURBO%20CONVERSIONS%20LLC), [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)

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