- Registered owner
- Alaska Aviation Museum
- Location
- Anchorage, AK
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 53-3294
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- March 4, 1980
- Certificate issued
- May 8, 2021
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A5443E
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 79
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1956 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
See all 80 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Douglas DC-6
SAIB NM-15-03Flight ControlsNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N43872Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Douglas DC-6 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N43872Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Douglas DC-6 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 60
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR NACA20070017Spark Plug · failedNR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO CONTINUOUS BACKFIRE IN CLIMB. INSPECTION REVEALED NO CRACKED CYLINDERS, FRONT CAM NO DEFECT. COMPRESSION TEST OF NR 12 CYLINDER CHECKED GOOD, NR 12 EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE CHECKED GOOD IAW PURDUE DC-6 MM MB31-3-1 (7). MULTIPLE SPARKSDR NACA20070005Cylinder · burnedNR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 18 CYLINDER FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER DUE TO BURN THROUGH ON SIDE OF CYLINDER, REF: DC-6MM SECT V PG 16 AND 16A, CHECKED GOOD.SDR NACA20070004Cylinder · crackedNR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT TAKE A LEAN IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER DUE TO CRACKED HEAD, REF: NAC DC-6MM SEC V, PG 16. RUN UP CHECKED GOOD, NO LEAKS.
See all 60 reportsSTCs that may be installed · 59
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Douglas DC-6
STC SA2622NMInstallation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in landing/taxi system. (767-200 B17) (DHC-8 101)STC SA863EAIncorporation of DME Corporation emergency evacuation slide lighting systemSTC ST02580ATLithium cell battery pack to replace currently approved alkaline battery pack used in escape slide emergency light system.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N43872 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.