# N15HC: 1945 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 1975-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Serial number: 43080
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1975
- Mode S code: A0C888
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20CORP)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HC-1975-04-28

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 FTW75AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF051), Feb 1, 1975: Douglas DC-3C (N15HC), Houston, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19750201004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201004709A), Feb 1, 1975: Doug C52B (N15HC), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Hit 75FT tower abt 2 mi frm rwy. Attmptd comb NDB & surv apch after missed ILS apch blo min cond.

## Other aircraft with N15HC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HC): Beechcraft G36, S/N E-4032, built 2014
- [Cancelled 2015-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HC-2015-05-18): Bell/Avery Rodger 206A/OH58A, S/N 7120786A. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Celler Herbert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CELLER%20HERBERT), [Dunedin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunedin)
- [Cancelled 2000-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HC-2000-09-29): Bell OH-58A, S/N 71-20786. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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