# N8968U: 1969 Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2013-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46069
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2005
- Last registry action: August 8, 2008
- Mode S code: AC5F21
- Owner when cancelled: [Miami Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Windsor Locks, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Windsor%20Locks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06096, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968U-2013-05-06

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-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62.md

## Service difficulty reports (30)

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

- [SDR ARWA20031004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031004), Oct 24, 2003: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. ON TAKE OFF FROM MGGT, RECEIVED A STICK SHAKE AT 40 KTS. ON ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO RAMP. NOTE: ALSO HAD MAIN GEAR SPOILERS INOPERATIVE; LIGHT ILL
- [SDR ARWA20031002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031002), Oct 16, 2003: STRUT. DISCHARGED. AFTER SETTING RED POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL STICK SHAKER CAME ON, ABORTED TAKEOFF (PRIOR 40K). CHECKED PALLET WEIGHTS, LOADING, WEIGHT AND BALANCE; SERVICE NOSE STR
- [SDR ARWA20030701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030701), Jul 2, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. LOG PAGE 504844. RUDDER KICKING AFTER TAKEOFF AND OSCILATING. FOUND YAW CHANNEL COMPUTER; REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW CHANNEL COMPUTER AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR ARWA20030310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030310), Mar 14, 2003: HOSE. LOG PAGE 506081 & 506082. DISCREPANCY: ON LANDING AT FJDG, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. EMERGENCY AIR BRAKE PRESSURE BOTTLE USED AFTER LANDING. CORRECT
- [SDR ARWA20030217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030217), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOOR BEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 460 STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM S
- [SDR ARWA20030216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030216), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 440 STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SP
- [SDR ARWA20030215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030215), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 420 STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SP
- [SDR ARWA20030214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030214), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 400 STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SP
- [SDR ARWA20030213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030213), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 380, STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM S
- [SDR ARWA20030212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030212), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 360, STRINGER 21. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND R
- [SDR ARWA20030210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030210), Feb 15, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 340, STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM 
- [SDR ARWA20021204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021204), Dec 11, 2002: LIMIT SWITCH. FAULTY. ON UPLATCH CHECK RED DOORS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIMIT SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-0. ALL CONDITIONS
- [SDR ARWA20020504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020504), May 10, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF PTC BECAME INOP. DURING CLIMB FLAP POSITION INDICATOR FAIL, HYD OIL TEMP LIGHT ON TEMP 69 DEGREES & CLIMBING. AT 31.0 FL HEAVY SMOKE OUT OF PEDEST
- [SDR ARWA20020301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020301), Mar 3, 2002: VHF COMM. MALFUNCTIONED. RETURNED TO SVMI DUE TO TOTAL LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION (VHF). AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFUL. CHECKED FOR SECURITY OF RADIO AND RECEIVER PANELS, OPS CHECK OF VHF
- [SDR ARWA20020111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020111), Jan 18, 2002: PROXIMITY SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. WITH LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION ALL THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON AND DOOR RED LIGHT STAYED ON AND LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. ALSO
- [SDR ARWA20020108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020108), Jan 6, 2002: DIFFUSER. DAMAGED. NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO FIRE WARNING, POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND 4 INCH HOLE BURNED IN DIFFUSER CASE. AIRCRAFT FERRY FLIGHT TO SINGAPORE. REMOV
- [SDR ARWA20020106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020106), Jan 5, 2002: LANDING GEAR. VIBRATION. NOSE GEAR VIBRATION FELT AFTER LANDING.
- [SDR ARWA20020101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020101), Jan 1, 2002: LINE. LOOSE. UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. GROUND CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DNA AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. FOUND LOOSE LINE AT RT FLOW CONTROL VALVE, TIGHTENED IAW NA
- [SDR ARWA0011007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0011007), Oct 12, 2001: SENSE LINE. BROKEN. NR 4 ENGINE LOW N1, N2, FF, HIGH EGT. INSPECTED NR 4 ENGINE FOUND PT7 LINE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED PT7 LINE IAW MM 70-30-2, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP AND FOU
- [SDR ARWA0010720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0010720), Jul 28, 2001: BOLT. SHEARED. DURING FL 350 AND AS CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE EGT BECAME ERRATIC. PERFORM CHECKLIST, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AT 0819Z, O
- [SDR ARWA0010601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0010601), Jun 1, 2001: OIL COOLER. FAILED. NR 4 ENGINE OIL TEMP ROSE TO 145 DEGREES, COMPLETED IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN CHECKLIST, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT 22:45ZULU, WINDMILLING OIL PRESS 20 PSI. AIRCRAFT LAN
- [SDR ARWA0010201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0010201), Feb 3, 2001: OIL COOLER. DAMAGED. RETURNED TO MKJP SHORTLY AFTER THE TAKEOFF DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP NR 1 ENGINE. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 22:28Z TEMP 142 DEGREES, FOLLOW BY ABNORMAL CHECK 
- [SDR ARWA981219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981219), Dec 23, 1998: GEAR BOX. LEAKING. MIA - FLT 941 - DURING CLIMB, FL 210, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 35 PSI, PULLED POWER LEVEL BACK TO A LOWER POWER SETTING AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO 30 PS
- [SDR ARWA981203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981203), Dec 8, 1998: PITOT SYST. CONTAMINATED. DURING CLIMB-OUT, CAPT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR READS 200 KTS AND F/O'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR READ 33O KTS. ACCOMPLISHED PITOT/STATIC LEAR TEST IAW MM 34-12-00. ALL PA
- [SDR ARWA981130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981130), Nov 24, 1998: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. LT MLG DOOR UPLOCK FOLLOW UP CABLE BROKEN. FABRICATED CABLE AS PER SAMPLE IAW DACO M/M 91-10-42. OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL IAW M/M 32-12-1.
- [SDR ARWA981128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981128), Nov 23, 1998: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. T/S FOUND DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG NOT SECURED. SECURED CANNON PLUG ON DOWNLOCK SWITCH, OPS NORM
- [SDR ARWA981002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981002), Sep 30, 1998: DETECTOR UNIT. INOPERATIVE. RETURNED TO BLOCK, ACCESSED CURRENT DETECTOR UNIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CURRENT DETECTOR UNIT, OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 30-30-00.
- [SDR ARWA981001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA981001), Sep 30, 1998: PITOT HEAT. INOPERATIVE. PITOT HEATER INOP, LIGHT ON ZERO INDICATING ON OAI 1 AND OA. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER ON PITOT HEAT SYSTEM, HEATER INOP. LT OPS CHECKED NORMAL PER MM 30-32, OAT 1 
- [SDR ARWA980801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA980801), Aug 3, 1998: ALTIMETER. FAILED. JFK - FLT 9974 - INBOUND LOG ITEM: F/O ALTIMETER INTERMITTENT. STICKS AT ALTITUDE THEN ROLLS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALTIMETER IAW MM 34-16-0. OPS NORMAL. (X)
- [SDR ARWA980908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA980908), Jul 27, 1998: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. NR 3 ENGINE AT IDLE, OIL PRESS 35 PSI, SHUT DOWN ENG, OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG OIL PRESS RELIEF VALVE, OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 79-3

## 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 19981124045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045799I), Nov 24, 1998: Doug DC862 (N8968U), Ashland, KY. [privacy data omitted](PIC & check airmen)was giving[privacy data omitted]his operating experience in the DC-8. Center gave them a descent to FL 240. [privacy…
- [Incident 19821118065649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118065649I), Nov 18, 1982: Doug DC863 (N8968U), Fairbanks, AK. Lost directional control on takeoff, over corrected, struck runway lights and snowbank. Left without checking damage
- [Incident 19781223021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021049I), Dec 23, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8968U), Des Moines, IA. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff due to slow spool up of one engine.

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