# N139JR: 1943 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 20550
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1979
- Last registry action: December 10, 2012
- Mode S code: A09D78
- Location: [Grandview, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Grandview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8814° N, 94.5227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139JR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139JR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139JR-2014-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (9)

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 19951214044189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214044189I), Dec 14, 1995: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Altoona, PA. Narrative: the pilot stated that at 12:15 local on December 14, 1995, after back taxiing for departure on runway 20, at Altoona, PA, the pilot of N139JR, DC-3…
- [Incident 19940127024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127024179I), Jan 27, 1994: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: cylinder head separated. The cargo flight departed Indianapolis at 1008Z enroute to knoxville, Tennessee. The captain reported that the airplane had…
- [Incident 19931212049669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212049669I), Dec 12, 1993: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft moved forward as pilot started right engine. Struck a ground power unit. Propeller severed from aircraft.
- [Incident 19901204058669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204058669I), Dec 4, 1990: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Des Moines, IA. NR1 engine losing oil pressure on climb. Returned. Found oil leak at the front case oil pressure line.
- [Incident 19890307024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307024339I), Mar 7, 1989: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Indianapolis, IN. Taxied onto service road by mistake and became stuck in a snowdrift. Taxiway unplowed. Service road sign obscured.
- [Incident 19880308012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308012019I), Mar 8, 1988: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Kansas City, MO. Engine oil pressure began to drop. Shut engine down. Cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19870105004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105004239I), Jan 5, 1987: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Syracuse, NY. Engine lost oil pressure during flight. The pilot secured engine and returned to field. Metal found in oil screen.
- [Incident 19860708038929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708038929I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Buffalo, NY. Left engine began to backfire on takeoff. Engine shutdown and returned. Under maintenance investigation.
- [Incident 19860327017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327017289I), Mar 27, 1986: Doug DC3C (N139JR), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Hard landing with bounce caused propeller blades to strike the runway.

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