N32MSDouglas DC3A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Mesa, AZ
- Certificate issued
- Jun 18, 2011
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 18, 1974
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
- DC3A
- Serial number
- 4978
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 32
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A36D1B
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W R-1830 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 1350 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowIndividual ownerMesa, AZ · current
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 (3)
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.
- Engine fuel and control · carburetor · malfunctionJul 19, 1996
ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE, DIES/RESTARTS OK. WILL NOT TAKE THROTTLE. WANTS TO BACKFIRE THROUGH CARBURETOR. REMOVED CARBURETOR. REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · mixture control · malfunctionMay 28, 1996
CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND ENGINE ERRATIC WHEN AUTO LEAN SELECTED AT CRUISE. AMC TIME IN SERVICE, 843.9 HRS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · engine · making metalJun 14, 1995
OIL TEMP HIGHER THAN NORMAL ON TRAINING FLIGHT. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF METAL IN OIL SCREEN. ENGINE REMOVED FOR REPAIR 6-13-95.
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