# N9345: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1971-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1971
- 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: 47441
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: ACF78C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9345
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9345-1971-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DCA71A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71A0010), Jun 6, 1971: Douglas DC-9 (N9345), Duarte, CA, destroyed, 50 fatal

## Other aircraft with N9345

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9345): Hargraves W D/Quad City Ultra CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0304-2455
- [Cancelled 2002-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9345-2002-02-26): Hargraves William Don KITFOX III, S/N 936, built 1992. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hargraves William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARGRAVES%20WILLIAM%20D), [Ponca City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Ponca%20City)
- [Cancelled 1930-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9345-1930-05-21): Moth 60-GM, S/N 28. Owner: [Moth Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOTH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lowell, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lowell)

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