# N709Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709Z

## Aircraft that carried N709Z

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709Z-2013-05-03): Douglas VC-47D, S/N 43-49921, built 1943. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Florida Preferred Equity Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20PREFERRED%20EQUITY%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N709Z (1)

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 MIA80FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA058), Apr 23, 1980: Douglas C-47B (N709Z), Dania, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N709Z (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.

- [Accident 19800423010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423010499A), Apr 23, 1980: Doug DC3 (N709Z), Dania, FL, Destroyed. Had gear unsafe light. Started go-around without advancing props. Co-pilot delayed clean-up. Settled into trees.

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