# N296: Douglas DC-7C, registration cancelled 1973-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45466
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1972
- Mode S code: A30BC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyways International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWAYS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [South Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/South%20Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296-1973-11-16

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 DC-7C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c.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 DCA74A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74A0009), Jun 21, 1973: Douglas DC-7C (N296), Miami, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19730621032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621032129A), Jun 21, 1973: Doug DC7B (N296), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Lost ctl due turbc or inflt fire or both. Un to estab timely radio contact w dep ctl. Part 91D opn.

## Other aircraft with N296

- [Cancelled 1948-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296-1948-07-14): North American SNJ-4, S/N 889476. Owner: [Department Of Commerce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20COMMERCE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296-1930-03-20): Memory Curtiss Jenny 0X5, S/N 407. Owner: [Holden Owen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLDEN%20OWEN), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296-undated): Lincoln Standard LS-5, S/N 108. Owner: [Murphy Stuart H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20STUART%20H)

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