# N954N: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1974-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1974
- 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: 47159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 2, 1968
- Mode S code: AD44AF
- Owner when cancelled: [North Central Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20CENTRAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=954N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954N-1974-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 DCA73AZ004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA73AZ004), Dec 20, 1972: Douglas DC-9 (N954N), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 10 fatal

## Other aircraft with N954N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954N): Mooney M20F, S/N 680131, built 1968

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