N747CE1955 Douglas C-118A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched26 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Certificate issued
- Sep 7, 2012
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 21, 2008
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
- C-118A
- Year
- 1955
- Serial number
- 44661
- 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
- AA0CC2
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- 2012 – nowTatonduk Outfitters LtdFairbanks, AK · current
- 1979 – 1982Aircraft Maintenance INCBowling Green, KY · different airframe: Piper Pa-31-310 S/N 31-673
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (26)
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.
- Wings · doubler · corrodedMay 19, 2026
R/H SPAR NEEDS REPAIR DOUBLER AT STA 167 REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AT MAX LIMIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · flange · crackedMay 19, 2026
CRACK INDICATION NR 3 TANK 182C FLANGE, REPAIRED PER EO 2609
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedMay 19, 2026
CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FUSELAGE PLATING @ L/H OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FRAME, LOWER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER EO 2608
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · skin · corrodedAug 20, 2021
AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN REPAIR. TO REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN SEAM AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR AT F/STA 798. PERFORM REPAIRS AT AFT EDGE OF MAIN CARGO DOOR PER DC-6 A&B OVERHAUL MANUAL FIGURE 12-22.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · corrodedAug 20, 2021
FWD CARGO DOOR CORRODED STRUCTURE. TO REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN ON THE MAIN CABIN FORWARD CARGO DOOR AROUND THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY (F/STA 122 APPROXIMATELY). PERFORM REPAIR PER STS EA 80-2021-124.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedAug 20, 2021
UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION @ F/STA 157. TO REPAIR CORRODED FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE GPS ANTENNA AT F/STA 82 BETWEEN STRINGER 1R & 2R. PERFORM REPAIR PER DC-6 A&B OHM FIGURE 12-22.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · corrodedFeb 13, 2021
UPPER WING SKIN REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, BETWEEN CENTER AND AFT SPARS, BETWEEN W/STA 167R AND 193R. TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A CORRODED SKIN BETWEEN W/STA 167R AND 193R. REMOVE CORRODED SKIN BETWEEN EXISTING SPLICES AT W/STA 167R AND 193R. USING EXISTING SKIN AS A TEMPLATE, MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · stringer · crackedFeb 1, 2021
CRACKED WING STRINGER AT W/STA 242L, STRINGER 19. TO REPAIR A CRACKED WING STRINGER AT W/STA 242L, STRINGER 19. RREPAIR CRACKED STRINGER PER STS INSTRUCTIONS IN EA 69-2021-019.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · crackedFeb 1, 2021
CRACKED WING SKIN AT W/STA 207L, STRINGER 20. TO REPAIR A CRACKED WING SKIN AT 4 FASTENER LOCATIONS AT W/STA 207L, STRINGER 20. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIR WING SKIN PER STS ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION EA 74-2021-007.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · damagedOct 8, 2020
FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE AT F/STA 736 TO 743 BETWEEN STRINGERS 24 AND 25. TO REPAIR FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY A FORKLIFT. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND PERFORM REPAIR, PER DC-6 A&B SRM FIGURE 12-21 FUSELAGE PLATING REPAIR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 26 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026