Aircraft Description
N803DH is a Douglas DC-8-73, a four-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Heavylift Cargo Airlines INC in Kingman, AZ. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 8, 1994. The registration certificate was issued on September 20, 2023. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2030. Powered by a Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES engine producing 2200 horsepower, N803DH is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAED55 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N803DH was last updated on September 20, 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 363 Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DC-8-73 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N803DH. 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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NTSB Accident History (1)
| Date | NTSB # | Damage | Highest Injury | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2010 | ENG10IA016 | MINR | None | Failure of the NLG cylinder occurred by intergranular rupture; coincidental to a chrome plating crack. The failure origin occurred along the inner surface of the cylinder and then propagated by stress corrosion cracking to the outer surface. A secondary crack with the same features as the primary crack was found diagonal to the primary crack. Both cracks initiated by intergranular cracking due to grinding burns caused by abusive grinding and propagated by stress corrosion cracking. Hydrogen embrittlement did not contribute to the intergranular cracking. |
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC