# N59316: Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 1998-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Serial number: 18986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1985
- Last registry action: October 3, 1995
- Mode S code: A7AB26
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcneely Charter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNEELY%20CHARTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59316
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59316-1998-09-28

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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5049), Sep 13, 1996: CYLINDER. CRACKED. RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE IN-FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED. CYLIND
- [SDR 96ZZZX1142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1142), Feb 20, 1996: CAMSHAFT. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND RUN ROUGH. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT AND PROP FEATHERED. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND VALVES ON REAR CYLINDERS NOT ACTU
- [SDR 95ZZZX6051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6051), Oct 2, 1995: CYLINDER. HEAD SEPARATED. LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH IN-FLIGHT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAUL

## 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 MIA98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA024), Nov 7, 1997: Douglas DC-3C (N59316), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines during an instrument approach due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19971106032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106032569A), Nov 6, 1997: Doug DC3C (N59316), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (Tty) mcneely charter ser acft was on app when both eng quit. Landed gear up on sand bar in miss. River. Memphis, AR. (.4)the PIC stated he was established on…
- [Incident 19891219065159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219065159I), Dec 19, 1989: Doug DC3C (N59316), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from refueling ramp to cargo ramp on an ice covered taxiway.
- [Incident 19880501029679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501029679I), May 1, 1988: Doug DC3C (N59316), Champaign-Urban, IL. Lost power on left engine at cruise. Shut down and feathered engine. Landed. Found engine had seized.
- [Incident 19860311031099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311031099I), Mar 11, 1986: Doug DC3C (N59316), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. While taxiing to parking, copilot thought aircraft was clear. Turned and elevator struck a fence.

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