# N8988E: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1992-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 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: 47098
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1992
- Last registry action: February 7, 1992
- Mode S code: AC6681
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeron Avn Resources Hldgs III Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERON%20AVN%20RESOURCES%20HLDGS%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/N8988E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988E-1992-02-28

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 ATL88IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA037), Nov 15, 1987: Douglas DC-9-31 (N8988E), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19901102055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102055939I), Nov 2, 1990: Doug DC931 (N8988E), Atlanta, GA. Aircraft vibration on departure. Returned. Nose tires worn unevenly and gear doors out of adjustment.
- [Accident 19871115081909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115081909A), Nov 15, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8988E), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Thrust reverser door opened during descent. Had fatigue failure of the outboard upper thrust reverser driver link.

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