# N6587C: Douglas DC-6A, registration cancelled 1986-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43579
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1982
- Mode S code: A8ADC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Inc DBA Aerolaska](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20INC%20DBA%20AEROLASKA)
- Location: [Fairbanks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6587C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6587C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587C-1986-01-13

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 DC-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a.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 ANC83LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA048), Feb 25, 1983: Douglas DC-6A (N6587C), Nuiqsut, 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.

- [Accident 19830225013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225013189A), Feb 25, 1983: Doug C118A (N6587C), Nuiqsut, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on icy taxiway in high wind. Slid across runway into a ditch. Misjudged power application on ice.

## Other aircraft with N6587C

- [Cancelled 1998-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587C-1998-04-15): Whaley Paul RAND KR, S/N 8318390. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Whaley Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHALEY%20PAUL), [El Dorado, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/El%20Dorado)

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