# N75142: 1944 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2001-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 9173
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1983
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1980
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: AA20BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Rude Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDE%20RICHARD%20L)
- Location: [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0609° N, 122.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98387, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75142
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75142-2001-11-15

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: 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 SEA97FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA034), Dec 10, 1996: Douglas DC-3C (N75142), Boise, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft's minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the…

## 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 19961210037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210037809A), Dec 10, 1996: Doug DC3C (N75142), Boise, ID, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On departure inflight fire, attempted to return. Crashed short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N75142

- [Cancelled 2019-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75142-2019-07-10): Bell UH-1H, S/N 71-20124. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Chetek, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Chetek)

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