# N8981E: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1992-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1992
- 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: 47330
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1992
- Last registry action: July 16, 1992
- Mode S code: AC658C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeron Avn Resources Holdings III Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERON%20AVN%20RESOURCES%20HOLDINGS%20III%20INC)
- Location: [Great Neck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Great%20Neck)
- Owner type: Non-citizen 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/N8981E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981E-1992-07-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 19881108060909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108060909I), Nov 8, 1988: Doug DC931 (N8981E), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Leading edge slats would not retract on climbout. Returned. Found open fueling door and bent hinge probable cause.

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