N794AL is not currently registered. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 29, 1993. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N794AL is reserved by Alaska Airlines INC. since July 25, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 25, 2027.
Unknown maker cancelled March 29, 1993
- Serial number
- 45923
- Type
- —
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 4, 1992
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Corporation)
Irvine, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N794AL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-63 · serial 45923
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE OR RECOVER IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM THE UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE THAT RESULTED FROM THE CAPTAIN'S APPARENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, RESULTING FROM PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND/OR A FAILED ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR. (NTSB REPORT AAR-92/05)
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-63 · serial 45923
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ENGINEER TO CONDUCT A PROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENSURE THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE BUNDLE, AND THE IMPROPER MAIN CARGO DOOR INSTALLATION.
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