# N129H: 1941 Douglas DC3A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 4126
- Year built: 1941
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A075D0
- Registered owner: [Save A Dc 3 The Mr Douglas Society Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAVE%20A%20DC%203%20THE%20MR%20DOUGLAS%20SOCIETY%20INC)
- Location: [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0572° N, 81.2256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32724, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=129H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129H

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 DC3A)

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 CHI82FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE14), May 29, 1982: Douglas DC-3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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.

- [Incident 19910623041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623041989I), Jun 23, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. Jumper unable to reach ripcord of main chute handle above his head. Reserve chute deployed just before impact.
- [Incident 19910224016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224016649I), Feb 24, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Jumper apparently lost consciousness after jumping. No attempt to deploy chute. State due to non-use of oxygen.
- [Incident 19860727053789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727053789I), Jul 27, 1986: Doug DC3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, 1 fatal. Parachute failed to open on descent. Late deployment of reserve chute. Impacted the ground.
- [Accident 19820529021329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529021329A), May 29, 1982: Doug DC3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on 1800 foot wet grass runway. Ran into trees. Aircraft needed 1500 feet on a dry runway.

## 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 N129H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N129H before.

- [Cancelled 1930-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129H-1930-09-09): Bird A, S/N 1020. Owner: [Julian R Arkin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JULIAN%20R%20ARKIN), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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