N990CF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-8-62 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2002 when the aircraft was exported to Rwanda. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Douglas DC-8-62 cancelled May 15, 2002
- Serial number
- 46068
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Rwanda
- Certificate issued
- April 30, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 30, 2002
- Last owner
- Compass Air Vi (Corporation)
San Francisco, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N990CF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-8-62F · serial 46068
The failure of the clamp that secured the high-pressure bleed air duct to the high-pressure relief valve. Factors were the resulting excessive pressurization of the engine nacelle, and the subsequent separation of the engine cowling.
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