# N115U: 1944 Douglas DC3C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 33567
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 18, 2020
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A04088
- Registered owner: [Basler Turbo Conversions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASLER%20TURBO%20CONVERSIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9441° N, 88.5348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54902, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115U

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-1830 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Douglas DC3C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC26LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA040), May 8, 2026: Douglas DC3C (N115U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20260508005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260508005109A), May 8, 2026: Douglas DC3C (N115U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On may 8, 2026, a flight crew of two pilots were operating a DC-3-TP aircraft for a part 135 cargo flight from the north cargo ramp at anc. While taxiing on…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N115U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N115U before.

- [Cancelled 1974-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115U-1974-05-08): Cessna 310, S/N 35420, built 1956. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mccollum Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOLLUM%20AVIATION%20INC), [Danville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Danville)

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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