N730PL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-8-62. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 1991. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Douglas DC-8-62 cancelled September 25, 1991
- Serial number
- 46161
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 26, 1991
- Last FAA action
- January 29, 1991
- Last owner
- Clark David M Trustee (Individual)
Little Rock, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N730PL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-62 · serial 46161
IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE CAPTAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER TRIM SETTING PROVIDED TO THE CAPTAIN BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE PERFORMANCE DATA BY THE FIRST OFFICER, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site