N993301952 Douglas DC-6A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 22, 2011.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched66 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Canceled
- Apr 22, 2011
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 4, 1987
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
- 1952
- Serial number
- 43576
- 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
- ADE0A2
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- until 2011Individual ownerFairbanks, AK
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (66)
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 · cylinder head · crackedApr 3, 2007
NR 2 ENGINE FIRE ON TAXI. ENGINE SHUT DOWN LT BANK CO2 BOTTLES DISCHARGED. CREW ALSO DISCHARGED MAIN CABIN ABC, COCKPIT AND CABIN HALON BOTTLES TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. NR 2 ENGINE REPLACED AND SENT TO SHOP FOR INSPECTION: FIRE RESULTED FROM THE NR 9 CYLINDER CRACKED HEAD. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedNov 30, 2006
NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACKFIRING. REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER DUE TO CRACKED HEAD, REF: NAC DC-6 MM TASK CARD V PG 16 AND 16A. GROUND RUN CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedNov 6, 2006
NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY ON NR 1 CYLINDER.REPLACED NR 1 CYLINDER DUE TO RINGLAND FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · separatedJul 27, 2006
NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO BACK FIRING. REPLACED NR 2 CYLINDER DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD. REF: NAC DC-6MM SEC. V. PG.16-16A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · crackedJul 7, 2006
LT HAND WING LOWER SKIN STA. 210, STR. 22 WING SKIN CRACKED AFT OF CENTER SPAR. REPAIRED LT WING LOWER SKIN STA. 213, STR. 22 REF: NAC DRAWING: NAC2006-05 REV: 1R DATED 12 JULY 2006.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · stringer · crackedJul 7, 2006
LT WING STRINGER CRACKED AT STA. 194. REPAIRED LT WING LOWER STRINGER 22 SPLICE, WING STA. 194. REF; NAC DRAWING: NAC2006-06 REV: 1R DATED 7 JULY 2006.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · unknown · out of adjustMay 11, 2006
NR 1, 2, 3, & 4 ENGINES FUEL FLOW 500 PPH, NO DERICHMENT OR ENRICHMENT. DETERMINED MIXTURE NOT ENGAGED TO FULL RICH POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. A 30" GROUND RUN CHECKED GOOD PER NAC DC-6MM SECT IV PG EC01.1 & EC01.2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedMay 9, 2006
NR 2 ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO BACKFIRING. SUSPECT NR 4 CYLINDER. REPLACED NR 4 CYLINDER PER NAC DC-6MM SEC V PG 16-16A. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · valve seat · failedMar 27, 2006
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT CRUISE FLIGHT DUE TO BACKFIRE. REPLACED NR 11 CYLINDER DUE TO EXHAUST VALVE SEAT FAILURE. PER REF: NAC DC-6MM SEC V PG 16 & 16A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor support · corrodedFeb 2, 2006
RIGHT CENTER FLOORBEAM BOTTOM CORRODED AT STATION 282-298. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER DER DRAWING NAC2006-01, IR & FAA 8110-3, DATED 2 FEBRUARY 2006. REPAIRED FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN STA 282-306. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED ANGLE PER ITEM 12 WITH 7075-T6511 CLAD ALUMINUM, AND STRAP PER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 66 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026