N7780B1957 Douglas DC-6A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched22 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Everts Air Fuel INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Certificate issued
- Jun 6, 2005
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 14, 2002
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-6A
- Year
- 1957
- Serial number
- 45372
- 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
- AA8919
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- 2005 – nowEverts Air Fuel INCFairbanks, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (22)
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 · skin · crackedAug 13, 2014
REPAIR CRACK IN THE UPPER WING SKIN AT WSTA 111 STRINGER 10R. STOP DRILL CRACK & INSTALL AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER MADE FROM 7075-T6 0.080 IAW DWG 1429-01 & DC-6 A & B OVERHAUL MANUAL FIGURE 13-30.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · trim tab · bindingApr 7, 2008
AILERONS BINDING ON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION (BEFORE TAKEOFF CONTROL CHECK) NORMAL. FOUND THAT THE AILERON SPRING TAB MECHANISM WAS BINDING PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE TAB SYSTEM WHICH IN TURN INCREASED THE FORCES REQUIRED TO MOVE THE AILERONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · relay · malfunctionedNov 17, 2004
TAKEOFF WARNING HORN INTERMITTENT ON TAKEOFF. REPLACED NR 4 PROPELLER TAKEOFF WARNING RELAY. OP CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Ignition · spark plug · shortedMar 26, 2004
NR 1 ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO NR 11 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS ON NR 11 CYLINDER. CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · shortedMar 17, 2004
NR 2 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF LEFT DISTRIBUTOR. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE MAGNETO. CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · dirtyMar 4, 2004
UNSAFE NOSE WHEEL INDICATION. REMOVED NOSE GEAR DOWN & LOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY, CLEANED CONTACTS, REASSEMBLED, RIGGED AND SWUNG NOSE GEAR. OP CHECK GOOD. (CLEANED INSPECTION WINDOW).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · pushrod · bentFeb 28, 2004
NR 3 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 3 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST PUSH RODS AND ADJUSTED VALVES. OP CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · engine · overspeedDec 5, 2003
NR 2 ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND LOOSING OIL. ENGINE/PROP OVERSPEED 3500 RPM. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · spark plug · crackedOct 9, 2003
NR 1 PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 16 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS. CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · spark plug · overheatedMar 21, 2003
NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACK FIRING. REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 22 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026