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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
SUPER R4D-8
Serial number
43344
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
A485FC
Engine
Make and model
Wright R-1820 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
1475 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2005 – 2017Individual ownerWichita Falls, TX
1969 – 1970K-Airways INCKenosha, WI · different airframe: Cessna 150g S/N 150-65206
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Jun 13, 2005 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
The inadequate maintenance inspection by company maintenance personnel/pilot and other maintenance personnel of the left engine resulting in a total failure of the master rod bearing, and nose case partial separation, which prevented the left propeller from feathering. This resulted in the airplane not able to maintain altitude and a subsequent forced landing in a residential area.
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 (2)
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.
CRUISING VMC AT 9,500 FEET NEAR LFK, ENGINE SHOOK AND OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO LOWER. CAPTAIN ELECTED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE AND LANDED AT LFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. CARGO WAS DISPATCHED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT PROBLEM AS VALVE FAILURE DAMAGING PISTON. AS YET UNCONFIRMED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · magneto · defectiveMay 11, 1995
EXCESSIVE MAGNETO DROP ON RUN-UP. SUSPECT CAUSE INTERNAL MAG PROBLEM. DOUGLAS MANUAL RECOMMENDS NO FIELD WORK, JUST REPLACE AND SEND FOR OVERHAUL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.