# N28AA: 1940 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: 2239
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1953
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2021
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A2CBA3
- Registered owner: [Shannon Air Museum LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANNON%20AIR%20MUSEUM%20LLC)
- Location: [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2115° N, 77.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22408, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28AA

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 N28AA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N28AA.

## Reports on N28AA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N28AA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19900425046719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425046719I), Apr 25, 1990: Lear 25 (N28AA), White Plains, NY. Pilot failed to execute turn as directed. Incident a result of ATCT system error.

## 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.

## 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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