# N959R: 1971 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F, registration cancelled 2002-04-24 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 24, 2002 - Exported to: Brazil - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198H) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46143 - Year built: 1971 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 3, 1985 - Certificate issued: September 28, 1999 - Last registry action: September 28, 1999 - Mode S code: AD578D - Owner when cancelled: [State Street Bank And Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20STREET%20BANK%20AND%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.7651° N, 72.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06103, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959R - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959R-2002-04-24 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f.md ## Service difficulty reports (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 20010403CW001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010403CW001), Jan 10, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED ODD SMELL, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLE SHOT SYSTEM, FOUND OLD DEA - [SDR RRXA97282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA97282), Sep 27, 1997: LINKAGE. LACK OF LUBE. LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROTATION. RT NOSE GEAR DOOR FOUND OPEN. LUBRICATED DOOR LOCK LINKAGE, OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND OPS OK. - [SDR RRXA96176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96176), Dec 24, 1996: PANELS. CRACKED. FERRY FLIGHT, DUE TO HORIZONAL STABILIZER DAMAGE. FOUND 2 EACH HORIZONAL STABILIZER LOWER PANELS DAMAGED AT STA XE160 AND XE171. CUT OUT DAMAGED PANEL AND STRIN - [SDR RRXA96030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96030), Apr 14, 1996: PLATING. CRACKED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACK THROUGH HI-LOCK LOWER RIGHT AT XFS 210 BELOW INBOARD END OF ACCESS 583C. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IA - [SDR RRXA96028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96028), Apr 14, 1996: PLATING. CRACKED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED THROUGH RIVET INBOARD SLOT L/E UPPER, OUTBOARD FORWARD RIGHT WING. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 7075T6 AL AND INSTALLED IAW - [SDR RRXA96027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96027), Apr 14, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION BULGE AND LONGITUDINAL STIFFENER CRACKED TOP RIGHT WHEEL WELL AT Y=902, X-25 AND Z=10. REMOVED CORROSION AND 6 INCH SECTI - [SDR RRXA96038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96038), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLE DRILLED THROUGH FRAME AT Y=300 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DER APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKE - [SDR RRXA96037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96037), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLE DRILLED THROUGH FRAME AT Y=660 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DER APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKE - [SDR RRXA96036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96036), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLE DRILLED THROUGH FRAME AT Y=1040 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT. FABRICATED INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DER APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKETCH - [SDR RRXA96035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96035), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLES DRILLED IN MAIN FRAME AT Y=940 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT SIDE. FABRICATED, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKET - [SDR RRXA96026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96026), Apr 12, 1996: PRESSURE WEB. CORRODED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER WHEEL WELL WEB AT Y=879.375, FROM X=57 TO X=66 AND Z=10. CORROSION REMOVED, REQUIRED CUTTING PRESSURE WEB CUSP A - [SDR RRXA96022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96022), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. ZIAD - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLE DRILLED IN FRAME AT Y=759 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DER APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKETCH A - [SDR RRXA96021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96021), Apr 12, 1996: FRAME. MISDRILLED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND HOLES DRILLED IN FRAME AT Y=879 ABOVE LONGERON 21 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DER APPROVED COTNEY ENGINEERING SKETCH - [SDR RRXA96029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96029), Apr 11, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. KMCN - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MLG SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. CONFIRMED WITH DYE CHECK AND EDDY CURRENT. REMOVED REPLACED LEFT MLG SUPPORT FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM - [SDR 95ZZZM658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM658), Oct 23, 1995: DOOR. OUT OF ADJUST. FLT MAC 111 - OMFJ-LICZ - AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RAPID DE-PRESSURIZATION AT FL 390. CABIN ALTITUDE STABILIZED AT 13,500 FEET. MAX CABIN DIFFERENTIAL AT 6.6 PSI. P - [SDR 95ZZZX3972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3972), Jun 14, 1995: JAMB. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT DOOR, THRESHOLD HAS A CRACK. REPAIRED CRACKED CORNER FILLET AT MAIN CARGO DOOR JAMB, AFT LOWER CORNER IAW TIMCO REO DC08-53-1565. ## FAA accident and incident reports (6) 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 19961209038869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961209038869I), Dec 9, 1996: Doug DC863F (N959R), Windsor Locks, CT, Substantial damage. Narrative: aircraft N959R, a Douglas DC-8B-73, was pushed back by jeannine dion, a U.S. Airports employee, in preparation for departure from the U.S. Airports… - [Incident 19961128042249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961128042249I), Nov 28, 1996: Doug DC863F (N959R), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Struck a deer on landing rollout. Airport needs deer control plan. - [Incident 19900706032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706032709I), Jul 6, 1990: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Shut down NR1 engine due to compressor stalling and power loss. Diverted and landed. - [Incident 19900703032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703032249I), Jul 3, 1990: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Smoke in cockpit. Landed without incident. A wire had shorted in heater mat under floorboard. - [Incident 19881222067949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222067949I), Dec 22, 1988: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. At rotation NR3 cowling departed engine due to attaching latches not in place or locked. - [Incident 19851212069729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212069729I), Dec 12, 1985: Doug DC863F (N959R), Dayton, OH. Rudder control problem during climb required six degree trim to fly straight. Deiced before departure. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.