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N780T1979 Douglas DC3

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 24, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (Oct 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
San Juan, PR
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1999
NTSB events
1
1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Last registered owner
Mbd Corp
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
San Juan, PR
Certificate issued
Feb 8, 1999
Canceled
Jan 24, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Nov 3, 1979

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
DC3
Year
1979
Serial number
20865
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
32
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Type certificate data sheet
NONE
Mode S code
AA922F

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Turbo-prop

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1999 – 2018Mbd CorpSan Juan, PR

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident

Oct 28, 1987 · St Croix

PAA FLT WAS ON VISUAL APCH AND IN CONTACT WITH APCH CONTROL WHO INFORMED FLT OF TWO ACFT AHEAD ALSO ON VISUAL APCH. THE CONTROLLER OFFERED VECTORS TO CLEAR TRAFFIC. PAA FLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE CURRENT HEADING. THE TWO PRECEDING ACFT WERE ON TWR FREQ GIVING POSITION ADVISORIES FOR THE TWR WAS CLOSED. THE PAA FLT ELECTED TO STAY ON APCH CONTROL FOR ASR ASSIST. AS THE FLT CLOSED ON THE SECOND ACFT…

Injuries
None
Report
MIA88IA020

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA88IA020)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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

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