# N1871C: 1944 Curtiss Wright C-46F, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 22469
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1985
- Last registry action: July 25, 2000
- Mode S code: A15D2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Modifications Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20MODIFICATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1871C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1871C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1871C-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Curtiss Wright C-46F: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19801103086999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801103086999I), Nov 3, 1980: Curtis C46* (N1871C), St Christopher, Puerto Rico. Control wheel broke during landing, copilot landed safely.

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