# N451CE: 1953 Douglas C-118A, registration cancelled 2020-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Douglas C-118A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (registry code 3021710)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43712
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 2002
- Last registry action: December 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A5760A
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N451CE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=451CE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451CE-2020-02-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 C-118A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR FXGA201903141927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201903141927), Mar 14, 2019: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR REPLACEMENT AT F/STA -29 LT SIDE. TO REPAIR CRACK ON FRAME REPAIR AT F/STA -29 ABOVE FWD DOOR HINGE. REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING REPAIR PE
- [SDR FXGA201812240001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201812240001), Dec 21, 2018: PROPELLER. SHEARED. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON #4 ENGINE NO OTHER INDICATION PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN #4 ENGINE/ TWO BLADES WENT TO FEATHER THIRD BLADE STAYED IN LOW PITCH CONDITION
- [SDR FXGA201811281827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201811281827), Nov 28, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER COMM ANTENNA AT F/STA 348 BETWEEN STRINGER 1L AND 1R. CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER NR 2 COMM ANTENNA AT F/STA 348 BETWEEN STRINGER 1L
- [SDR FXGA20171208001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20171208001), Dec 7, 2017: CARBURETOR. LEAKING. COMING OUT OF REVERSE #1 ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE, UNABLE TO RESTART BLEW RIGHT SIDE CO2 BANK
- [SDR FXGA201609151628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201609151628), Sep 12, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORRODED SKIN LAP JOINT AT BS 380 BETWEEN STRINGER 20R AND 21R. CORRODED SKIN LAP JOINT. CUT-OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINE
- [SDR FXGA201508141509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508141509), Aug 14, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. WING STRINGER CAP 21, CRACKED AT STATION 238R. REMOVE STRINGER CAP FROM STATION 230.5 TO 252.0. MANUFACTURE & INSTALL CAP STRINGER SPLICES IAW REPAIR SKETCH 891
- [SDR FXGA201508061513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508061513), Aug 6, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. WING STRINGER CAP 21, CRACKED AT STATION 242L. REMOVE STRINGER CAP FROM STATION 230.0 TO 250.0. MANUFACTURE & INSTALL CAP STRINGER SPLICES IAW REPAIR SKETCH 891
- [SDR FXGA201508061505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508061505), Aug 6, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. WING STRINGER CAP 18, CRACKED AT STATION 238L. REMOVED STRINGER CAP FROM STATION 232L TO 250L. MANUFACTURE & INSTALL STRINGER CAP & SPLICES IAW REPAIR SKETCH 89
- [SDR FXGA201508061506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508061506), Aug 6, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. NUMBER 2 MAIN TANK, OTBD LANDING DOUBLER CRACKED. REMOVE STRINGER CAP FROM STATION 230.0 TO 250.0. MANUFACTURE & INSTALL CAP STRINGER SPLICES IAW REPAIR SKETCH 
- [SDR FXGA201508061508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508061508), Aug 6, 2015: CAP. CRACKED. WING STRINGER CAP 19, CRACKED AT STATION 238R & 244R. REMOVE STRINGER CAP FROM STATION 230.5 TO 252.0. MANUFACTURE & INSTALL CAP STRINGER SPLICES IAW REPAIR SKE
- [SDR FXGA20150605001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20150605001), Jun 5, 2015: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. FORWARD UPPER WING SPAR CAP CORRODED AT WS 350L. REMOVE CORROSION & INSTALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SORM INC REPORT SI-43712WR100. THIS REPAIR IS BASED ON A REPAIR PER

## 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 ANC19LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA045), Aug 1, 2019: Douglas C 118A (N451CE), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20190801013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190801013109A), Aug 1, 2019: Douglas C-118A (N451CE), Candle, AK, Destroyed. With the PIC at the controls, after overflying RW20 at AK75, the aircraft remained in a normal traffic pattern to land RW20 at 1500' AGL. The aircraft began…

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