# N991CF: 1965 Douglas DC-8F-54, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 3021926)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45801
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1965
- Last registry action: September 1, 2004
- Mode S code: ADD692
- Location: [Smyrna, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Smyrna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9628° N, 86.5297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37167, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=991CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991CF-2013-02-27

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-8F-54: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR RRXA98082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98082), Apr 28, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. NR 4 ENG LOUD BANG, HEAVY VIBRATION, DECAYING N1, N2 AND INCREASING EGT, ACCOMPANIED BY VIOLENT YAW TO THE RIGHT. HEAVY VIBRATION FELT WITH THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT
- [SDR RRXA98079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98079), Apr 21, 1998: STATIC HOSE. COLLAPSED. CAPT'S ALTIMETER IS STUCK AT 500 FEET. FOUND STATIC HOSE ASSY FROM CAPTS STATIC SOURCE SELECTOR TO MANIFOLD MOUNTED ON BACK OF INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BE PARTIALLY 
- [SDR RRXA98073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA98073), Mar 24, 1998: FIRE ELEMENT. SHORTED. CLIMBING THROUGH 13000 FT, NR 2 ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FIRE WARNING WENT OUT. TESTED FIRE WARNING AND TEST WAS INOP, DISCHARGED AGENT AF
- [SDR RRXA97020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA97020), Jan 28, 1997: GENERATOR. SPIKED. ON T/O, NR 2 GENERATOR SPIKED, TRIPPED LEFT EMERGENCY BUSS. ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM SPIKED AND DEAD BUSS SENSED. THE ENTIRE A/C ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED ANOMALY
- [SDR RRXA96177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96177), Dec 24, 1996: SPAR CAP. DAMAGE. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING STA 420 SPAR CAP DAMAGED DUE TO CUTTING TOOL. RELEASED FOR FLIGHT FOR 6 CYCLES PER LETTER FROM COTNEY CO DER DERRRICK.
- [SDR RRXA96088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RRXA96088), Oct 3, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE0FF. AIRCRAFT MADE SUDDEN HARD PULL TO LEFT JUST BEFORE ROTATION. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED
- [SDR 95ZZZZ35](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ35), Jan 10, 1995: VOLTAGE REG. OVERHEATED. FLT 228 - KDAY-KMCO - DURING CRUISE NR 2 GENERATOR UNPARALLELED LIGHT CAME ON. FREQS NORMAL, VOLTS ERRATIC. TURNED GENERATOR OFF. DISCONNECTED GENERATOR AFTER E

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931223049539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223049539I), Dec 23, 1993: Doug DC8F54 (N991CF), Washington, DC. NR4 engine failed after takeoff from baltimore. Diverted to Washington. Landed safely. Machanical fuel pump had failed
- [Incident 19881228066829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228066829I), Dec 28, 1988: Doug DC8F54 (N991CF), Indianapolis, IN. Lost hydraulic fluid. Used emergency brake system. Lost steering. Veered off runway. Hole in flap actuator.

## Other aircraft with N991CF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991CF): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11889, built 2007

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