# N23WT: Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 1999-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Serial number: 11650
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1995
- Last registry action: October 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A2082D
- Owners when cancelled: [Loren Davis Ministries Int'L Inc Aka](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOREN%20DAVIS%20MINISTRIES%20INT'L%20INC%20AKA), [Combine Harvesting Int'L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMBINE%20HARVESTING%20INT'L)
- Location: [Livingston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Livingston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7178° N, 94.8172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77351, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23WT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23WT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WT-1999-01-04

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 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 FTW96FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA262), Jun 20, 1996: Douglas DC3A (N23WT), Cut And Shoot, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to use the single engine best angle of climb airspeed resulting in a loss of control of the aircraft. Factors were the loss of power to the left engine for…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19960620014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620014559A), Jun 20, 1996: Doug DC3A (N23WT), Conroe, TX, Destroyed. Crashed on takeoff in the front yard of a house, burned. (.4)during initial takeoff climb the copilot who was manipulating the controls called for meto…
- [Incident 19880106010699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880106010699I), Jan 6, 1988: Doug DC3A (N23WT), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Crew mismanaged the landing gear system causing the left main gear to collapse during engine start.

## Other aircraft with N23WT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23WT): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-0568, built 2014
- [Cancelled 2012-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WT-2012-02-15): Cessna 152, S/N 15282928, built 1978. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bhi Biotech Of Broward County](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BHI%20BIOTECH%20OF%20BROWARD%20COUNTY), [Deerfield Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deerfield%20Beach)

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