# N45864: Douglas C-47A, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas C-47A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47a) (registry code 3021462)
- Serial number: 12414
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1980
- Last registry action: July 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A5931B
- Owner when cancelled: [Rule Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RULE%20JERRY)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9116° N, 83.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37920, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45864
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45864
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45864-2012-12-07

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 C-47A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47a.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 MIA80FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA087), Aug 1, 1980: Douglas C-47A (N45864), New Smyrna Bch, FL, destroyed

## 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 19800801034429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801034429A), Aug 1, 1980: Doug C47A (N45864), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Destroyed. Left engine failed on take off roll airplane left runway in arc to left. Right engine cut just prior to tree impact

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