# N56KS: 1944 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2010-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2010
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67r) (registry code 52208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E26NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E26NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25769
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2010
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2010
- Last registry action: November 10, 2010
- Mode S code: A72583
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Geospace Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20GEOSPACE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9355° N, 95.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77060, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56KS-2010-11-12

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 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 ANC81DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA061), Jun 2, 1981: Douglas DC-3 (N56KS), Togiak, AK, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19900117000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117000649I), Jan 17, 1990: Doug DC3C (N56KS), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. During landing rollout left gear collapsed. Veered off runway. Rear drag brace attach casting failed.

## Other aircraft with N56KS

- [Cancelled 2020-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56KS-2020-01-10): Kevin L Sibila SIBILA MXL II HP, S/N S1B003. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Galatia, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Galatia)

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