Airliner

N974VV

1979 Douglas DC-10-40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
46974
Class
Airliner
Engines
3 × P & W JT9D-59A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aircraft Endeavors LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
Registration record

N974VV on the FAA register

Type
1979 Douglas DC-10-40
Serial
46974
Engines
3 × P & W JT9D-59A
Registered owner
Aircraft Endeavors LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2016-03-30
Airworthiness date
2026-03-06
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · market survey
Mode S (hex)
AD9470
Mode S (octal)
53312160
Seats (type)
345
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,800 nm
Cruise (type)
488 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (market survey)).
  • 2016-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N974VV.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N974VV

N974VV is a 1979 Douglas DC-10-40, serial number 46974. The FAA register lists Aircraft Endeavors LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, three P & W JT9D-59A engines and 345 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 488 knots and a range of about 3,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (market survey), dated March 6, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N974VV.

Cruise
488 kt
Range
3,800 nm
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Douglas DC-10-40 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N974VV.

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.