# N8982E: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1992-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 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: 47331
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1992
- Last registry action: February 13, 1992
- Mode S code: AC65AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeron Aviation Resources Holdgs III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERON%20AVIATION%20RESOURCES%20HOLDGS%20III)
- 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/N8982E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8982E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8982E-1992-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL90IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA124), May 31, 1990: Douglas DC-9-31 (N8982E), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AC CROSS TIE RELAY, WHICH PREVENTED THE GENERATORS FROM BEING RECONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF THE LEFT GENERATOR IN FLIGHT. FACTORS…

## 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 19870725052529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725052529I), Jul 25, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8982E), St Louis, MO. Nose gear did not indicate down and locked. Safe indication after free falling gear. Door out of adjustment.

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