# N75KW: Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 1983-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Serial number: 4861
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1961
- Mode S code: AA18A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Central Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20CENTRAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75KW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75KW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75KW-1983-02-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DC3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a.md

## 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 19800912090359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912090359A), Sep 12, 1980: Doug DC3A (N75KW), West End, Bahamas, Destroyed, 32 fatal. Premature descent into water during an IFR approach in a thunderstorm area. Funnel clouds, water spouts in area.

## Other aircraft with N75KW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75KW): Beech 35-C33, S/N CD-1033, built 1966

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