# N59314: Douglas DC3C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (registry code 51622)
- Serial number: 12363
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2026
- Expires: May 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A7AB24
- Registered owner: [N59314 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N59314%20LLC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1195° N, 149.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99515, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59314

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-1830-90D)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA19CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA492), Aug 1, 2019: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in gusting crosswind wind conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with a ditch and runway light.
- [NTSB ANC79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA074), Jun 27, 1979: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20190731013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190731013059A), Jul 31, 2019: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flew a right hand pattern for runway 23. On final, experienced turbulence and approximately a 22+ knot left quartering headwind with gusts. Pilot…
- [Accident 19790627037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627037279A), Jun 27, 1979: Doug DC3 (N59314), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Landed fast and downwind half way down rwy. Unable to stop with heavy braking. Ground looped to stop.

## 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 97ZZZX3343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3343), Jun 26, 1997: INTAKE VALVE. FAILED. INTAKE VALVE ON NR 5M CYLINDER CAME APART AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN FRONT TOP OF CYLINDER WALL AND HEAD.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N59314

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N59314 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59314-undated): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 127 (43-2684), built 1943

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d.md

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