Models / Douglas / DC-3C-TP / N500MF Aircraft record N500MF 1944 Douglas DC-3C-TP Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (Aug 2001) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Feb 28, 2030 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Missionary Flights And Services INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Fort Pierce, FL
Certificate issued Apr 29, 2010
Expires Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness Standard · Other
Airworthiness date Feb 23, 2011 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 data Airframe
Manufacturer Douglas
Model DC-3C-TP
Year 1944
Serial number 27047
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 A63B09 Engine
Make and model P&W Canada Pt6a-65ar
Type Turbo-prop
Power 1424 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2010 – now Missionary Flights And Services INC Fort Pierce, FL · current until 2010 Air Crane INC W Hollywood, FL · different airframe: 1965 Aero Commander 1121 S/N 34 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 Aug 13, 2001 · Alturas, CA The inadvertent encounter with terrain induced turbulence. A factor was the high terrain.
Injuries Serious
Report LAX01TA278 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX01TA278)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) 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.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2002-23-13 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines Dec 31, 2002 Engine (PT6A-65AR)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record