Aircraft Description
N797AL is a 1972 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, a four-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Global Aviation Leasing LLC in Wickenburg, AZ. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 24, 1989. The registration certificate was issued on December 5, 2013. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a P & W JT3D SERIES engine producing 17700 pounds of thrust, N797AL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAD211 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N797AL was last updated on September 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 275 Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DC-8-63 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N797AL. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC