# N3433Y: Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 1995-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Serial number: 43089
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1980
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A3CB4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Salair Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALAIR%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6472° N, 117.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3433Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3433Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3433Y-1995-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DC3C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c.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 SEA94FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA085), Mar 18, 1994: Douglas DC-3C (N3433Y), Spokane, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CYLINDER FATIGUE, DARK NIGHT AND STALL ENCOUNTERED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19940318005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005609A), Mar 18, 1994: Doug DC3C (N3433Y), Spokane, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Returning right engine out. ATC saw fire. Dived into ground on final. Cracked cylinder. Failed maintain airspeed.
- [Incident 19901108060109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108060109I), Nov 8, 1990: Doug DC3C (N3433Y), Mountain Home, ID. Fuel exhaustion occured after switching tanks. Diverted for landing. Tanks had fuel. Suspect ice in line.
- [Incident 19780727036649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036649I), Jul 27, 1978: Doug DC3 (N3433Y), Thermal, CA. Engine shutdown, prop feathered. One cylinder found cracked.

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