# N931F: 1968 Douglas DC-9-33F, registration cancelled 2018-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-33F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-33f) (registry code 302207A)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47192
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1987
- Last registry action: October 31, 2012
- Mode S code: ACE9DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=931F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931F-2018-02-26

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-9-33F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-33f.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 DCA89MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA035), Mar 18, 1989: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F (N931F), Saginaw, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FOLLOWING THE INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE IMPROPERLY LATCHED CARGO DOOR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE PROCEDURES USED BY…

## 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.

- [Accident 19890318004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318004049A), Mar 18, 1989: Doug DC933F (N931F), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Main cargo door opened on takeoff. Loss of control.

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