# N189UM: 1942 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 1978-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Serial number: 6262
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1977
- Mode S code: A163E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20SERVICE%20CORP)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7406° N, 95.5603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77042, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189UM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=189UM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N189UM-1978-04-04

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 UNK78X0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0105), Feb 8, 1978: Douglas DC-3 (N189UM), Tamanrst, Antigua & Barbuda, destroyed

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