# N92578: 1943 Douglas DC3C 1830-94

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C 1830-94](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-1830-94) (registry code 3021469, 32 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 9028
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ACD42B
- Registered owner: [Airborne Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4682° N, 96.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76065, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=92578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92578

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 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Douglas DC3C 1830-94)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N92578.

## 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 19990224013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990224013939I), Feb 24, 1999: Doug DC3 (N92578), San Bernadino, CA. (-5)Immediately after takeoff from the san bernardino airport (sbd) at approximately 500 feet AGL, the left engine started backfiring through the carburetor.…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N92578

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N92578 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92578-1949-07-19): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-108. Owner: [Flyway Aviation Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYWAY%20AVIATION%20SERVICES), [Greenville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Greenville)

## Related

- Other Douglas DC3C 1830-94 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-1830-94/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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