# N83FA: 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: October 31, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83FA

## Aircraft that carried N83FA

- [Cancelled 2000-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83FA-2000-10-31): Douglas C54A-DC, S/N 10365. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcswiggan Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCSWIGGAN%20ROBERT%20D), [Griffin, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Griffin)

## NTSB investigations on N83FA (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 ATL97FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA057), Apr 4, 1997: Douglas C54A-DC (N83FA), Griffin, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flightcrew's inadequate procedures, during a rejected takeoff following a possible engine malfunction at a critical time in the takeoff, and the second pilot's physical impairment.
- [NTSB IAD76II100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II100), Sep 22, 1976: Douglas DC-3C (N83FA), Gastonia, NC, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N83FA (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 19970404004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004329A), Apr 4, 1997: Doug C54A (N83FA), Griffin, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft on run up runway, reported engine problems, attempted to abort takeoff, went off end of runway. Crashed.
- [Incident 19960606029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606029459I), Jun 6, 1996: Doug DC4 (N83FA), Shreveport, LA. Narrative: the pilot stated that he was practicing short field landing techniques because he operates out of an airport with a 3,300 foot runway. He said that…

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