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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8986E

N8986E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-9-31 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 2, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Douglas DC-9-31 cancelled September 2, 2014

Serial number
47402
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
1969
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
February 7, 2012
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Mcminnville, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N8986E

CHI02FA148Accident on June 4, 2002 at Minneapolis, MN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-9-31 · serial 47402

The failure of the right main landing gear due to fatigue.

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