# N861PL: 1968 Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 2010-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 3021952)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45964
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1995
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: ABD3DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Transport International LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20LLC)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7381° N, 92.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861PL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=861PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861PL-2010-04-01

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-8-61: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR IXXA9800111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9800111), Dec 10, 1998: ELEMENT. DEFECTIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDED. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PR
- [SDR IXXA9800110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9800110), Dec 10, 1998: PNEUMATIC LINE. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING INTERMITTENTLY SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERMITTENT MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMI
- [SDR IXXA96131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA96131), Aug 24, 1996: STRIKER. MISSING. ON DEPARTURE FROM DAY AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, 'DOORS NOT LATCHED' AND 'RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE' LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE LIGHT R
- [SDR IXXA96127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA96127), Aug 13, 1996: SCAVENGE. OUT OF POSITION. EN ROUTE FROM DAY-SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 GALLONS AND RECOVERED TO NORMAL LEVEL ACCOMPANIED BY AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE FLU
- [SDR IXXA96126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA96126), Jun 10, 1996: OIL PRESS LINE. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION STARTED DECREASNG AND THEN RAPIDLY ROSE TO FULL. CONTINUED OBSERVATION NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE
- [SDR IXXA9650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9650), Apr 17, 1996: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON CLIMB-OUT OF DAY, THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DAY FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE GANGBA
- [SDR IXXA199586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA199586), Oct 10, 1995: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLL/BNA - EN ROUTE, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 2, 4, 6, 8, AND 10 ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS WOULD EXTINGUISH FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND ILLUMINATE

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19980122045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122045569I), Jan 22, 1998: Doug DC861 (N861PL), Denver, CO. (-5) Aircraft landed at dia on runway 35L at 07:32, encountered ice on the runway and slid off the FAR end of the runway. No damage to aircraft and no…

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