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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8085U

N8085U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-8-71F built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 17, 2006. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Douglas DC-8-71F cancelled May 17, 2006

Serial number
45975
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1968
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 12, 2004
Last FAA action
December 15, 2004
Last owner
Aeroturbine INC (Corporation)
Miami, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N8085U

CHI83IA162Incident on April 11, 1983 at Minneapolis, MN: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-71 · serial 45975

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