# N3493F: Douglas DC-6A, registration cancelled 1978-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44630
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1978
- Mode S code: A3E184
- Owner when cancelled: [Aggie Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGGIE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3493F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3493F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3493F-1978-10-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a.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 UNK78X0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0118), May 5, 1978: Douglas DC-6A (N3493F), Zandery, NS, destroyed

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