N434TA1954 Douglas DC-6B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Bank Of Utah Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Certificate issued
- Jun 20, 2013
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 19, 1975
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-6B
- Year
- 1954
- Serial number
- 44-434
- 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
- A533A4
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Dw-Cb Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 2500 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – nowBank Of Utah TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT · 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 (4)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedJun 26, 1997
FLT 60 - SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder assy · ringland failureMay 10, 1996
FLT 601 - SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE AT 2030Z DUE TO BACKFIRING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC. MX REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER ASSY DUE TO RINGLAND FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · chafedApr 20, 1996
FLIGHT 601 - RETURNED TO FAI DUE TO NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NO HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. MX REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE ON LEFT MLG RETRACT STRUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedApr 5, 1995
FLT 690 - SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING. REPLACED NR 3 CYLINDER.
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