# N54NA: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (registry code 3021458)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-669](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19475
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: August 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A6D6C0
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54NA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54NA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54NA-2012-08-08

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 DC3C-S1C3G: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-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 NYC95FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA167), Jul 19, 1995: Douglas DC-3 (N54NA), Independence, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's shutdown of the wrong engine, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

## 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 19950719019099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950719019099A), Jul 19, 1995: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N54NA), Independence, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Misfiring engines on ferry flight. Unable feather or hold altitude. Crashed burned. Not flown last five years.
- [Incident 19870203014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870203014719I), Feb 3, 1987: Doug DC3CS1C3G (N54NA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Landed long after a high fast approach. Brake failed as pilot attempted a ground loop to prevent runway overrun.

## Other aircraft with N54NA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54NA): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2884

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