# N157U: 1941 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 2003-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027)
- Serial number: 4132
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1980
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: A0E5F2
- Owners when cancelled: [Conatser Bennie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONATSER%20BENNIE%20E), [Conatser Patricia D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONATSER%20PATRICIA%20D)
- Location: [Perris, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Perris)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157U-2003-03-06

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 DC3: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3.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 LAX85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA240), May 5, 1985: Douglas DC3 (N157U), Perris, CA, destroyed

## 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.

- [Accident 19850504018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504018759A), May 4, 1985: Doug DC3 (N157U), Perris, CA, Destroyed. The aircraft aborted due to left engine fire. A propeller blade failed from a fatigue fracture caused by corrosion

## Other aircraft with N157U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157U): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.1253, built 2025

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