# N3006: 1946 Douglas DC3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 42961
- Year built: 1946
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2018
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A3227C
- Registered owner: [Dc3 Flying Circus LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DC3%20FLYING%20CIRCUS%20LLC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0531° N, 118.2645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3006

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 DC3)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3006.

## 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.

- [Incident 19860606057659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860606057659I), Jun 6, 1986: Doug DC3 (N3006), Nantucket, MA. Low oil pressure light came on after takeoff. Returned, engine shutdown. Oil temp bulb disconnected, bad helicoil.

## Reports on N3006 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3006, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19990418019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418019019I), Apr 18, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3006), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off paved taxiway and in to dirt area between taxiway and ramp. Struck prop and tail. Occurred at night.

## 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 U97A2013110400001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/U97A2013110400001), Oct 29, 2013: SUPERCHARGER. DETERIORATED. ENGINE RAN FINE UNTIL THE NR 3 PHASE INSPECTION WAS UNDERWAY. STC OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN REVEALING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALUMINUM/ MAGNESIUM. ENGINE INTEGRAL OIL SC
- [SDR U972009F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/U972009F00001), Apr 6, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. AREAS OF STRINGER MATERIAL WITHIN ACFT CTR AND OTBD WING FOUND TO BE SUFFERING FROM MILD EXFOLIATION CORROSION. CORROSION MANIFESTED ITSELF AS A LOCALIZED BUMP 
- [SDR U972009F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/U972009F00000), Apr 6, 2009: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKS APPROX 4 INCHES IN LENGTH WERE DETECTED VISUALLY ON THE UPPER RETURN OF CTR WING RIBS AT STA 42 LT AND RT. MDG SB NR 228 AND SRM (TO 1C-47-3) SPECIFICALL

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3006

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3006 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3006-1933-10-23): Waco 9, S/N 302. Owner: [Kratzer Blair S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRATZER%20BLAIR%20S), [Lewiston, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lewiston)

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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