# N21798: 1940 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2202
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1999
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A1D737
- Owner when cancelled: [C R Smith Aviation Museum Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20R%20SMITH%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21798
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21798
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21798-2012-11-14

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

## 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 19930504016349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930504016349I), May 4, 1993: Doug DC3 (N21798), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Damage unknown. Right main landing gear tire struck a runway identifier light on landing.

## Other aircraft with N21798

- [Cancelled 1991-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21798-1991-10-16): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801042. Exported to South Africa

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