# N3588: 1946 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 1965-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Serial number: 20178
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1961
- Mode S code: A405F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Purdue Aeronautics Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDUE%20AERONAUTICS%20CORP)
- Location: [Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3588
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3588
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588-1965-05-21

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 DC3: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3.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 FTW62A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW62A0028), Apr 18, 1962: Douglas DC-3 (N3588), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3588

- [Cancelled 1933-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588-1933-01-06): Stinson SB-1, S/N 102. Owner: [Prieb Frank C Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIEB%20FRANK%20C%20ETAL), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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