# N163J: 1945 Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, registration cancelled 1970-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (registry code 3021458)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-669](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19402
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1968
- Mode S code: A0FD9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Burnstein Stan DBA Continental Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNSTEIN%20STAN%20DBA%20CONTINENTAL%20AVIATION%20CO)
- Location: [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163J-1970-07-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-S1C3G: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g.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 FTW70DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRA10), Mar 21, 1970: Douglas DC-3A (N163J), Melcor Ocampo, Mexico, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N163J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163J): Cessna S550, S/N S550-0122, built 1987
- [Cancelled 1997-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163J-1997-03-28): Jenkins Harry Tarleton JR LONG EZ, S/N 1135. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jenkins Harry T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20HARRY%20T%20JR), [Coronado, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coronado)

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