# N583V: 1944 Douglas DC3C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-94) (registry code 51634)
- Serial number: 12369
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 2017
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2018
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A782E8
- Registered owner: [Airborne Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4682° N, 96.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76065, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=583V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N583V

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Douglas DC3C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N583V.

## 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 19780310014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014719I), Mar 10, 1978: Doug DC3C (N583V), Henderson, NC, 1 fatal. Main chute did not open fully. Reserve chute did not open fully. No evidence of chute defect.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N583V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N583V before.

- [Cancelled 1930-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N583V-1930-05-10): Bowlus G-100, S/N 3. Owner: [Bowlus Sailplane Co Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWLUS%20SAILPLANE%20CO%20LTD), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-94.md

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