N8982E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-9-31. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 5, 1992 when the aircraft was exported to Venezuela. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Douglas DC-9-31 cancelled March 5, 1992
- Serial number
- 47331
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Venezuela
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 1992
- Last FAA action
- February 13, 1992
- Last owner
- Aeron Aviation Resources Holdgs III (Non-citizen corporation)
Great Neck, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8982E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-9-31 · serial 47331
FAILURE OF THE AC CROSS TIE RELAY, WHICH PREVENTED THE GENERATORS FROM BEING RECONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF THE LEFT GENERATOR IN FLIGHT. FACTORS INCLUDE INADVERTENTLY DISCONNECTING THE LEFT GENERATOR WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE RIGHT GENERATOR LOSS.
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