# N8959E: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1994-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 1994
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47157
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1992
- Last registry action: September 24, 1992
- Mode S code: AC5B7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeron Aviation Resources Holdings I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERON%20AVIATION%20RESOURCES%20HOLDINGS%20I)
- Location: [Great Neck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Great%20Neck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7843° N, 73.7315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11021, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8959E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959E-1994-08-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.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 CHI85IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA101), Jan 31, 1985: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N8959E), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870130006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130006049I), Jan 30, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Sarasota - Brad, FL. Fuel reported coming out of wingtip during taxi and takeoff. Returned and checked fuel valves, vents, float valves.
- [Incident 19850131006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131006329I), Jan 31, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Chicago, IL. Low N1 speed nr 2 engine. Aborted. Airborne on second attempt, engines lost power, returned. Ice on both engines.
- [Incident 19781204022349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204022349I), Dec 4, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8959E), Columbus, GA, Damage unknown. While departing the ramp area, the pilot scraped and scratched the tail of a parked DC9.

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