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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8959E

N8959E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-9-31. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 26, 1994 when the aircraft was exported to Venezuela. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Douglas DC-9-31 cancelled August 26, 1994

Serial number
47157
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Venezuela
Certificate issued
July 21, 1992
Last FAA action
September 24, 1992
Last owner
Aeron Aviation Resources Holdings I (Corporation)
Great Neck, NY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8959E

CHI85IA101Incident on January 31, 1985 at Chicago, IL: no injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · serial 47157

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