# N82GA: Douglas SBD-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas SBD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-sbd-5) (registry code 3020406, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TCS L-4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TCS%20L-4) (Seaboard & Western Airlines) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 54532
- Year built: 0
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1991
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AB2F19
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSEU)
- 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=82GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82GA

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 Wright R-1820 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Douglas SBD-5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-1820 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N82GA.

## 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 20210801012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210801012319I), Aug 1, 2021: Douglas SBD-5 (N82GA), Fond Du Lac, WI, Minor damage. August 1 2021 N82GA SBD-5 was parked at a 45 deg angle from taxi way on congested ramp at fld. Aircraft was facing a snj N916DC parked about 30 yards away. The…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Douglas SBD-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-sbd-5/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series.md

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