# N781T: 1943 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 4306
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AA95E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Mbd Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MBD%20CORP)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Physical address: Carolina, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781T-2015-05-21

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 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 MIA94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA003), Oct 7, 1993: Douglas DC-3C (N781T), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF A WING RIB DUE TO EXFOLIATION CORROSION AND INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## 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 19931007052509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007052509A), Oct 7, 1993: Doug DC3C (N781T), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. During taxi to ramp noticed outer section left wing was bent up. Had failed cordwise due to corrosion.

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