# N272R: 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: 13678
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2010
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A2AF61
- Registered owner: [Desert Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272R

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 CHI66A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0025), Sep 10, 1965: Douglas DC3 (N272R), Louisville, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950311009529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311009529I), Mar 11, 1995: Doug DC3C (N272R), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing on the cargo ramp (an uncontrolled area) for parking, N272R, a DC-3C, turned off his taxi lights to avoid blinding the ground…
- [Incident 19940810032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810032829I), Aug 10, 1994: Doug DC3C (N272R), Buffalo, NY. Rough engine on climbout. Returned. Replaced cam and reduction gear. Front scavager pump.
- [Incident 19851127064419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127064419I), Nov 27, 1985: Doug DC3C (N272R), Syracuse, NY. Red unsafe light with gear extension on final. Go around accomplished. Gear handle not properly positioned.

## Service difficulty reports (3)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR D7TA201912230001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/D7TA201912230001), Dec 20, 2019: FIRE WARNING. FALSE INDICATION. UPON CLIMB - PASSING THROUGH 8500 FEET. THE FIRE WARNING FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE BELL WAS GOING OFF. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND
- [SDR D7TA201709140001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/D7TA201709140001), Sep 7, 2017: ENGINE. FAILED. ENGINE HAD HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE.
- [SDR D7TA20130912001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/D7TA20130912001), Sep 4, 2013: CYLINDER. FAILED. CYLINDER FAILURE AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## 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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