# N525W: Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 1971-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455)
- Serial number: 20054
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1952
- Mode S code: A69D75
- Owner when cancelled: [International Harvester Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20HARVESTER%20CO)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=525W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525W-1971-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 DIA68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0033), Feb 29, 1968: Douglas DC-3C (N525W), Statesville, NC, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N525W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525W): Robinson Philip A RV-8A, S/N 80763
- [Cancelled 1989-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525W-1989-07-13): Bell 206B, S/N 2982. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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