# N139D: 1939 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: 2165
- Year built: 1939
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1984
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A09CEB
- Registered owner: [Schaller Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHALLER%20LEE)
- Location: [New Athens, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/New%20Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3161° N, 89.9005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62264, 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=139D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139D

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

None matched to N139D.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810131024899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131024899I), Jan 31, 1981: Doug DC3A (N139D), Grand Canyon, AZ. Aircraft departed right side of runway at 1700 ft point of takeoff, came back on at 2400 ft and continued takeoff.
- [Incident 19800403047449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047449I), Apr 3, 1980: Doug DC3A (N139D), Las Vegas, NV. Lost hydraulic pressure due to ruptured brake expander tube.

## 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 N139D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N139D before.

- [Cancelled 1970-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139D-1970-10-26): Douglas DC3A, S/N 2027, built 1938. Owner: [Logsdon John H / Donovan Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOGSDON%20JOHN%20H%20%2F%20DONOVAN%20ROBERT%20L), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## 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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