# N31MS: Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 11631
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, other
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1968
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2003
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A3459C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bruchu Bruce B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUCHU%20BRUCE%20B)
- Location: [Dunnellon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunnellon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0595° N, 82.4254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunnellon, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31MS-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA87IA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA195), Jun 30, 1987: Douglas DC3A (N31MS), Hilliard, FL, incident, minor damage

## 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 19870630049759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870630049759I), Jun 30, 1987: Doug DC3A (N31MS), Hilliard, FL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when left engine lost power. Stopped in heavy brush. Pilots certificate counterfeit.

## Other aircraft with N31MS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31MS): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 593-2018, built 2018

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