# N44911: 1944 Douglas C54B-DC, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas C54B-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc) (registry code 3021516)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-762](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10461
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1996
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A56EA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Brooks Fuel Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20FUEL%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.0097° N, 144.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44911
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44911
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44911-2017-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 C54B-DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54b-dc.md

## Service difficulty reports (54, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 2001F00314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00314), Sep 19, 2001: ELECTRODE. MISSING. FOUND CENTER ELECTRODE MISSING FROM PLUG. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00313), Sep 19, 2001: PAD. WORN. PADS WORN ON BRAKE, NEEDS OVH, NR 1 BRAKE. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00312), Sep 19, 2001: TIRE. DAMAGED. TIRE HAS MISSING CHUNK OF RUBBER IN CENTER ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG, NR 4 MAIN. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00311), Sep 19, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. BROKE WIRE ON CANNON PLUG. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00302), Sep 19, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. TEST BUTTON QUIT WORKING, NO LIGHT. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00301), Sep 19, 2001: STARTER. INOPERATIVE. BURNS AND BRUSHES DON'T WORK. (M)
- [SDR B2O2002F00011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00011), Sep 15, 2001: BULB. BURNED OUT. CHANGED A COUPLE OF BURNED OUT COCKPIT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.
- [SDR B2O2002F00015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00015), Aug 30, 2001: RIVET. LOOSE. LOOSE RIVETS IN BELLY, RESHOT RIVETS IN 2 PLACES.
- [SDR B2O2002F00013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00013), Aug 30, 2001: PUSHROD TUBE. WORN. HOLE WORN IN PUSHROD TUBE, TUBE LOOSE FROM ENGINE BAFFLE.
- [SDR B2O2002F00010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00010), Aug 30, 2001: THERMOCOUPLE. INOPERATIVE. CHT THERMOCOUPLE INOPERATIVE. CHANGED CHT THERMOCOUPLE.
- [SDR B2O2002F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00008), Aug 30, 2001: TORQUE TUBE. WORN. LT WING TE FLAP TORQUE TUBE WORN.
- [SDR B2O2002F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00007), Aug 30, 2001: FOLLOWER. CRACKED. FLAP FOLLOWER, HAD SMALL CRACK STARTING AT FLEX POINT, REPLACED WITH NEW.
- [SDR B2O2002F00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00006), Aug 30, 2001: TORQUE TUBE. WORN. TORQUE TUBE ON RT WING TE FLAP WORN.
- [SDR B2O2002F00005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00005), Aug 30, 2001: BUSHING. WORN. NR 4 GEAR DOOR BUSHING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR B2O2002F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00004), Aug 30, 2001: FORK. WORN. NR 4 MLG DOOR FORK WORN.
- [SDR B2O2002F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00003), Aug 30, 2001: FORK. WORN. NR 3 MLG DOOR FORK WORN.
- [SDR B2O2002F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00002), Aug 30, 2001: BUSHING. WORN. NR 3 MLG DOOR BUSHING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR B2O2002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00001), Aug 30, 2001: SHAFT. WORN. SHAFT AT GEAR DOOR, CHANGED SHAFT NR 4 GEAR DOOR.
- [SDR B202002F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B202002F00004), Aug 30, 2001: BUSHING. WORN. NR 2 ENGINE COWL FLAP BUSHING WORN, REPACED WITH NEW. .
- [SDR B2O2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B2O2002F00000), Aug 30, 2001: BUSHING. WORN. BUSHING AT COWL FLAP, NR 4 ENGINE CHANGED NR 2 AND NR 4 OUTBOARD COWL BUSHING.
- [SDR B202002F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B202002F00003), Aug 30, 2001: BULB. BURNED OUT. MAIN LANING GEAR LIGHT BURNED OUT. CHANGED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB.
- [SDR B202002F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B202002F00002), Aug 30, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. TACH GENERATOR WIRE BROKE WHERE CONNECTOR PLUG PLUGS IN.
- [SDR 2001F00310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00310), Aug 8, 2001: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. FOUND METAL CONTAMINATION. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00303), Aug 6, 2001: COIL. FAULTY. LEFT MAG NR 4 ROUGH ON PARKING CHECK. COIL WAS BAD AND IT WAS REPLACED. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00304), Jul 30, 2001: CAP SEAL. LEAKING. PIN CAP SEAL WAS LEAKING. PIN CAP SEAL WAS CHANGED.
- [SDR 2001F00308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00308), Jul 28, 2001: LEAD. WORN. HIGH TENSION LEAD WORN. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00309), Jul 25, 2001: PIN. LOOSE. THE PIN ON THE TACH NEEDED RESOLDERD. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00323), Jul 16, 2001: COIL. DAMAGED. MATTER FROM INSIDE THE COIL WAS LEAKING OUT CAUSING ELECTRICITY TO RUN ELSEWHERE, NOT THROUGH COIL. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00322), Jul 13, 2001: STUD. BROKEN. CYLINDER STUDS BROKE. CHANGED CYLINDER AND ALL STUDS ON THAT CYLINDER. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00320), Jul 5, 2001: GASKET. LEAKING. CHANGED A FEW ROCKER GASKETS ON ALL ENGINES FOR LEAKING. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00318), Jul 5, 2001: BRAKE. WORN. FOUND BRAKE WORN, NEED OVH. NO MORE ADJUSTMENT. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00317), Jul 5, 2001: TIRE. WORN. FOUND TIRE OUT OF LIMITS. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00316), Jul 5, 2001: TRANSMITTER. RUPTURED. NR 4 ENGINE RUPTURED DIAPHRAM. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00315), Jul 5, 2001: VALVE. LEAKING. LEAK AT SURGE PROTECTION VALVE. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00307), Jul 5, 2001: CELL. DISCHARGED. BATTERY HAS DEAD CELL. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00321), Jul 2, 2001: CAP SEAL. LEAKING. CHANGED A FEW PIN CAP SEALS ON ALL ENGINES FOR LEAKING. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00306), May 31, 2001: SEAL. LEAKING. PUSH ROD TUBE SEAL HARD AND BRITTLE, NOT SOFT THIS CAUSING OIL LEAK. REPLACED SEAL WITH A NEW ONE. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00305), May 31, 2001: PUMP. FAILED. HYD PUMP HAD SEAL FAILURE. SHAFT SEAL FAILED. (M)
- [SDR 20010416CW008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010416CW008), Feb 16, 2001: TACH GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. BROKEN WIRE WHERE CONNECTOR PLUG CONNECTS.
- [SDR 20010416CW004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010416CW004), Feb 16, 2001: MOTOR. WEAK. BENCHED GOOD, BUT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITH A LOAD.
- [SDR 20010416CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010416CW003), Feb 13, 2001: MAGNETO. FAILED. FOUND COIL BURNED OUT. BURNED ELECTRIC SMELL.
- [SDR 20010416CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010416CW005), Feb 12, 2001: CYLINDER. WORN. VALVE CHECK SHOWS EXCESS WOBBLE IN EX GUIDE.
- [SDR 20010226CW002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010226CW002), Jan 29, 2001: STARTER. INOPERATIVE. WOULD NOT TURN ENGINE OVER, INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR 20010226CW001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010226CW001), Jan 28, 2001: CYLINDER. DAMAGED. VALVE CHECK SHOWS EXCESS WOBLE IN EX GUIDE.
- [SDR 20010226CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010226CW005), Jan 23, 2001: BULB. BURNED OUT. BULB BURNED OUT.
- [SDR 20010226CW004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010226CW004), Jan 23, 2001: FABRIC. DAMAGED. RUDDER WAS BEYOND PATCHING. NEEDS RECOVER.
- [SDR 20010226CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010226CW003), Jan 23, 2001: SKIN. DAMAGED. WEAR AND TEAR FROM GRAVEL STRIPS, NEED NEW SKINS. BEARING IN PORK CHOPS WERE CHANGED EVEN IF NOT NEEDED.
- [SDR 20010124CW011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010124CW011), Dec 13, 2000: DIAPHRAGM. CRACKED. DIAPHRAGM STILL SOFT , NOT HARD, BUT CRACKED.
- [SDR 20010122CW008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010122CW008), Dec 12, 2000: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. WAS ERATIC, FOUND LOOSE PIN AT CONNECTOR PLUG.
- [SDR 20010122CW007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010122CW007), Dec 12, 2000: BEARING. FAILED. APPEARS TO BE A BEARING FAILURE.

All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44911-2017-07-20/reports.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 ANC04LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA052), May 8, 2004: Douglas C-54B (N44911), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fuel tank explosion in the left wing auxiliary fuel tank, and subsequent fuel fire that occurred during engine start for an undetermined reason.

## 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.

- [Accident 20040507007689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507007689A), May 7, 2004: Doug C54BDC (N44911), Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed. (-23) Brooks air fuel a/c N44911 had an explosion in the area of number one engine after engine startup. This was a four-engine start sequence in which the #1…
- [Incident 19970902029709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970902029709I), Sep 2, 1997: Doug C54BDC (N44911), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: after takeoff captain noticed #2 engine cowling had shifted forward and lower forward edge had been hit by the propeller. The #2 engine was shutdown…

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