N841TA1956 Douglas DC-6B
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 21, 2014.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched27 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- The Woodlands, TX
- Certificate issued
- Feb 18, 2004
- Canceled
- Nov 21, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 7, 1982
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
- 1956
- Serial number
- 44891
- 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
- AB853A
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- 2004 – 2014Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society INCThe Woodlands, TX
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 (27)
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 · valve · brokenJul 30, 1998
WHILE EN BOUND TO SANTO DOMINGO, NR 1 ENGINE BACKFIRED CONTINUOUSLY, ENGINE ANALYZER SHOWED R-8 S/S AT 1225. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LANDING IN SANTO DOMINGO WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 8 CYLINDER IN NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE RUNUP CHECKED OK. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hyd accumulator · failedApr 22, 1996
MSDS - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, MAIN HYDRAULIC ACC EXPLODED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS. TAKEOFF ABORTED. SUBMITTER STATES, PROBABLE CAUSE, MAIN HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 875, RIGHT LONGERON 4. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 822, LEFT LONGERON 1 TO 2. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 736 RIGHT LONGERON 4 TO 6. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 736 RIGHT LONGERON 4. REWORKED, IAW 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 541 LEFT LONGERON 4. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 541 RIGHT LONGEROON 4. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-55.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 500 LEFT LONGERON 4. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 12, 1996
FOUND SKIN CRACKED, FS 380 LEFT LONGERON 4. REWORKED, IAW SRM 12-55.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 27 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