Airliner

N782SP

1968 Douglas DC-8-72CF

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
46013
Class
Airliner
Engines
4 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Liberty University Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lynchburg, VA
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Registration record

N782SP on the FAA register

Type
1968 Douglas DC-8-72CF
Serial
46013
Engines
4 × Cfm Intl. CFM56 series
Registered owner
Liberty University Inc
Lynchburg, VA
Certificate issued
2026-02-04
Airworthiness date
2006-05-04
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA9992
Mode S (octal)
52514622
Seats (type)
152
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N782SP to the current registrant.
  • 2006-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2005-08-12
    N782SP previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S8710); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N782SP

N782SP is a 1968 Douglas DC-8-72CF, serial number 46013. The FAA register lists Liberty University Inc as the registrant in Lynchburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, four Cfm Intl. CFM56 series engines and 152 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 4, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N782SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-12-26 Accident · Akron, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC03LA032
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172S — a different aircraft that carried the N782SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.