# N683LS: 1942 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2017-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 2017
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 43084
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1962
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2004
- Last registry action: August 13, 2015
- Mode S code: A90F67
- Owner when cancelled: [Basler Turbo Conversions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASLER%20TURBO%20CONVERSIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=683LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N683LS-2017-06-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX2680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2680), May 16, 1997: LEAD. SHORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE CLIMBING THROUGH 7,000 FEET IN VISABLE PRECIPITATION WHEN LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. MX 

## 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.

- [Incident 19910809040699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809040699I), Aug 9, 1991: Doug DC3C (N683LS), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke in cockpit after takeoff. Declared emergency and returned. Found shorted wire.
- [Incident 19900607028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607028449I), Jun 7, 1990: Doug DC3C (N683LS), Burlington, IA. Pilot elected to ground loop his aircraft on a downwind landing. Had a wind shift just prior to landing.

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