N817CK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 10, 2001. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61 cancelled July 10, 2001
- Serial number
- 45887
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 29, 2001
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Memphis, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N817CK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-61 · serial 45887
THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONDUCT FLIGHT AT HIGH ALTITUDE IN AN UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INCAPACITION FROM DEPRESSURIZATION SICKNESS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AFTER IT WAS REMOVED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE.
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