# N87745: 1942 Douglas DC3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 6315
- Year built: 1942
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AC1359
- Registered owner: [Douglas 87745 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%2087745%20LLC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87745
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87745

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 DC3)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N87745.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19901223061869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223061869I), Dec 23, 1990: Doug DC3 (N87745), Zephyrhills, FL, 1 fatal. Experienced jumper cut away her main chute but emergency chute was not deployed.
- [Incident 19880320014239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320014239I), Mar 20, 1988: Doug DC3 (N87745), Zephyrhills, FL, 1 fatal. Jumper in group on free fall. No attempt to open chute. Impacted face down. Possible suicide. Left letter to spouse
- [Incident 19871128079009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871128079009I), Nov 28, 1987: Doug DC3 (N87745), Zephyrhills, FL, 1 fatal. Reserve chute deployed remotely after main chute opened unknown by jumper. Lines tangled producing a streamer.
- [Incident 19870416037309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416037309I), Apr 16, 1987: Doug DC3 (N87745), Zephyr Hills, FL, 1 fatal. Chute lanyard was under a twisted harness. Unable to deploy main chute. Jumper failed to deploy reserve chute.
- [Incident 19851227076469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227076469I), Dec 27, 1985: Doug DC3 (N87745), Zephyrhills, FL, 1 fatal. Chutist did not pull rip cord and impacted the ground after free fall.

## 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 DC3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series.md

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