# N52: 1949 Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, registration cancelled 1965-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-3a-s1c3g) (registry code 3021440)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-669](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20419
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1959
- Mode S code: A68694
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Aviation Agency](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20AGENCY)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-1965-12-15

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 DC-3A-S1C3G: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-3a-s1c3g.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 NYC66A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0053), Nov 9, 1965: Douglas DC-3 (N52), Coraopolis, PA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N52

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52): Textron B300, S/N FL-1379
- [Cancelled 1995-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-1995-09-19): Rockwell International NA-265-80, S/N 38010. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1947-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-1947-03-27): Beech D17S, S/N 6743
- [Cancelled 1938-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-1938-04-12): Monocoupe D145, S/N D-118
- [Cancelled 1930-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-1930-03-26): Standard J-1, S/N 2
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52-undated): Fokker UNIVERSAL, S/N 405. Owner: [Colonial Air Transport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLONIAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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