# N1981W: 1940 Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 2009-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 2232
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A18873
- Owner when cancelled: [Merser Herbert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERSER%20HERBERT%20B)
- Location: [Bloomfield Hills, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bloomfield%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5814° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield Hills, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1981W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1981W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981W-2009-07-09

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 DC3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a.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 MIA72AM038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM038), Oct 2, 1971: Douglas DC-3 (N1981W), St Maarten (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## Other aircraft with N1981W

- [Cancelled 2020-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981W-2020-10-03): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W13DDJ12060439. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Poudre Fire Authority](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POUDRE%20FIRE%20AUTHORITY), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

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