N870BX is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 cancelled May 22, 2017
- Serial number
- 46036
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 2005
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Alg Transportation INC (Corporation)
Kansas City, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N870BX
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-63 · serial 46036
THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH LED TO A WORN AILERON CABLE WHICH SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL.
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