N748UP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-8-71F built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 6, 2006. The last status on file was "sale reported".
N748UP is reserved by United Parcel Service CO since August 22, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on June 22, 2027.
Douglas DC-8-71F cancelled October 6, 2006
- Serial number
- 45948
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 5, 2006
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N748UP
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8 · serial 45948
an in-flight cargo fire that initiated from an unknown source, which was most likely located within cargo container 12, 13, or 14. Contributing to the loss of the aircraft were the inadequate certification test requirements for smoke and fire detection systems and the lack of an on-board fire suppression system.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-71F · serial 45948
FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ADEQUATELY LUBRICATE AND SEAL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE BEAM SWIVEL JOINT AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER AND OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. THIS ALLOWED MOISTURE TO ENTER THE SWIVEL JOINT AND CAUSE CORROSION DAMAGE WHICH CAUSED STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AND FAILURE OF THE SWIVEL JOINT LUGS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS LACK OF CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REGARDING LUBRICATION OF THE SWIVEL JOINT.
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