N1027N1952 Douglas DC-6A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 26, 2011.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Canceled
- May 26, 2011
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 23, 1982
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-6A
- Year
- 1952
- Serial number
- 43580
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 96
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A00F7C
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W R-2800 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 2000 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1949 – 1955Individual ownerSeattle, WA · different airframe: Fairchild Pt-26a S/N Fv-451
- until 2011Individual ownerFairbanks, AK
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · link · brokenJan 7, 2000
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN NEUTRAL, NOSE GEAR WILL NOT STAY UP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PANC. MAINTENANCE FOUND RETRACT MECHANISM (DRAG LINK), UPPER LEFT HAND LINK BROKEN. REPLACED UPPER RETRACT MECHANISM, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST PER DOUGLAS MM AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · thrust washer · brokenNov 18, 1999
SHUTDOWN NR 1 DUE TO VIBRATION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PABE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED PROP FOR FERRY TO PANC. PROP DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND NR 1 BLADE THRUST WASHER BROKEN. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - adi regulator · inoperativeJun 13, 1997
ANC - FLT 31 - RETURNED DUE TO NO ADI PRESSURE DROP ON TAKEOFF. TURNED WATER OFF AND FUEL FLOW REMAINED 250 POUNDS LOW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ADI REGULATOR AND VAPOR VENT SOLENOID. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedFeb 23, 1995
FLT 60 - SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING AT 1930Z. REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · control lever · worn teethFeb 7, 1995
FLT 32 SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE AT 0603Z DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL FLOW AND BMEP. REPLACED MANUAL MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER AND HOUSING ASSY. (Z)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cam · failureFeb 3, 1995
FLT 60 - SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF BMEP AT 2330Z. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026