# N36AP: 1942 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2012-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2012
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 13439
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1971
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2006
- Last registry action: June 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A40A01
- Owner when cancelled: [Basler Turbo Conversions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASLER%20TURBO%20CONVERSIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36AP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36AP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36AP-2012-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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

## Service difficulty reports (9)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 020204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/020204), Feb 2, 2004: ENGINE. FAILED. IN CLIMB POWER IN ROUTE RT ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND RUN ROUGH. OIL TEMP ALSO INCREASED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. ENGINE WAS FOUND VERY HARD
- [SDR 121103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/121103), Dec 10, 2003: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. AT CRUISE POWER ENROUTE DET-HEF RT ENGINE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION WITH A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. OIL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS VISUALLY NOTED. AIRCRA
- [SDR 092503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/092503), Sep 25, 2003: ROD BEARING. FAILED. AT CLIMB POWER 10 MINUTES OUT OF GSO ENROUTE TO BIV RT ENGINE OIL TEMP. WENT TO 100 C, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 40 PSI. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GSO. SUSPECTED MASTE
- [SDR 42403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/42403), Apr 24, 2003: CYLINDER HEAD. SPLIT. AT CLIMB POWER IN ROUTE HZY-UDG RIGHT ENGINE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MWO. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM
- [SDR 20010612CW010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010612CW010), Apr 20, 2001: ROCKER. BROKEN. IN CRUISE FROM TOL TO CYOO, RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DIVERTED TO IAG. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER ASSEMBLY BROKEN. EXHAUST VALVE WOULD NOT OPE
- [SDR 99ZZZX1446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1446), Feb 22, 1999: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. DAY/NB9 - EN ROUTE AT CRUISE POWER, LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DIVERTED TO TDZ. FOUND ALL REAR CYLINDER VALVES NOT MOVING. SUSPECT REAR CAM RING FAILURE
- [SDR 98ZZZX4501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4501), Nov 11, 1998: CYLINDER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. FOUND NR 14 CYLINDER WITH BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.
- [SDR 98ZZZX956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX956), Jan 19, 1998: MAGNETO. FAILED. IN CRUISE POWER, PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE SHAKING. WHEN ON GROUND, MAGNETO CHECK SHOWED LEFT MAGNETO RUNNING VERY ROUGH. REMOVED MAGNETO AND FOUND IT SPARKIN
- [SDR 96ZZZX389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX389), Dec 18, 1995: VALVE. BROKEN. ON CLIMB-OUT OF EOK, RT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DIRECTED TO SPI. FOUND NR 10 CYLINDER, RT ENGINE, WITH BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010418007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010418007549I), Apr 18, 2001: Doug DC3C (N36AP), Niagara Falls, NY. (-23) On Wednesday April 18,2001, at 1739 pm local time, a Douglas DC-3-C aircraft, bearing registration number N36AP, operating under 14 CFR part 135 as miami…
- [Incident 19890119007569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119007569I), Jan 19, 1989: Doug DC3C (N36AP), Memphis, TN. Tube from blower section to cylinder dislodged at both ends while taxiing. Leaked fuel caused short term fire.

## Other aircraft with N36AP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36AP): Cessna 180H, S/N 18052206, built 1971

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