# N8CA: Douglas DC-6B, registration cancelled 1996-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AADD5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CA-1996-03-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b.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 MKC81IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA041), Jul 1, 1981: Douglas DC-6B (N8CA), St.Louis, MO, incident, minor 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 19811015081309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015081309I), Oct 15, 1981: Doug DC6B (N8CA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure due to low fluid level on landing roll, ran off runway. Nose gear hyd accumulator refilled.
- [Incident 19810701062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701062039I), Jul 1, 1981: Doug DC6B (N8CA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure on approach. Landed and ran off runway. Hit arresting cable anchor. Pressure line broken.
- [Incident 19801126080379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080379I), Nov 26, 1980: Doug DC6B (N8CA), Minneapolis, MN. Left outboard main wheel came off during landing rollout. Axle nut to axle lock bolts failed.

## Other aircraft with N8CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8CA): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B2329

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