# N47TB: 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: 12693
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2015
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A5C06C
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47TB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47TB

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

None matched to N47TB.

## NTSB investigations on N47TB not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 FTW02LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA098), Mar 21, 2002: Republic P-47N-20-RE (N47TB), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot/mechanic's failure to properly re-install the engine's #10 cylinder exhaust interconnect tube, which resulted in an in-flight fire and forced landing. Contributing factors were the burned…
- [NTSB MIA71FLD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD60), Apr 29, 1971: Republic P-47N (N47TB), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N47TB.

## Reports on N47TB not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N47TB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20020321004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020321004509A), Mar 21, 2002: Repblc P47N20RE (N47TB), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 22, 2002, approximately 1230 mountain standard time, a republic P-47N-20-RE airplane, N47TB, was substantially damaged when it impacted the…
- [Incident 20001016019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016019239I), Oct 16, 2000: Repblc P47N20RE (N47TB), Sherman-Denison, TX, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted]PIC of republic P47 N47TB, employed excessive braking during taxi for departure at midland, TX., due to high winds. Upon approach to…
- [Incident 19840323021689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323021689I), Mar 23, 1984: Amtr P47ONEHALF (N47TB), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light. Appeared down by tower check. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Gear down lock spring broken

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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 2023FA0000370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023FA0000370), Jun 12, 2023: CYLINDER. FAILED. AIRCREW REPORTED: DURING CRUISE AT 8,000 FT, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING AND THEN BACKFIRING. I PULLED THE LEFT ENGINE BACK TO APPROX 21" MP AND THE ENGIN

## 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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