# N135FS: 1946 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 20063
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2014
- Last registry action: January 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A08E52
- Owner when cancelled: [Irf Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IRF%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC)
- Location: [Oxford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Oxford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4440° N, 73.1482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06478, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=135FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135FS-2018-03-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC3C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA92IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA093), Mar 10, 1992: Douglas DC-3C (N135FS), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER LOADING OF PERSONNEL, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE FIRST OFFICER/CO-PILOT WHILE CALCULATING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS FOR THE FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE…

## 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 19920310011769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920310011769I), Mar 10, 1992: Doug DC3C (N135FS), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. On landing rollout pilot braked and aircraft nosed up. Damaged propellers. Engines stopped. No defective systems.

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