# N142D: 1937 Douglas DC3A-S4C4G, registration cancelled 2010-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A-S4C4G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a-s4c4g) (registry code 3021454)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-669](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1946
- Year built: 1937
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1967
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0AA69
- Owner when cancelled: [Avion Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVION%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6920° N, 95.2502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77017, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=142D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142D-2010-12-01

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 DC3A-S4C4G: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a-s4c4g.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 DCA69A0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0015), Mar 20, 1969: Douglas DC3A (N142D), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 16 fatal

## Other aircraft with N142D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142D): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4587, built 2017

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