# N79017: 1943 Douglas DC3C-S4C4G, registration cancelled 2007-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2007
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C-S4C4G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g) (registry code 3021460)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-669](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19227
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2005
- Last registry action: January 4, 2005
- Mode S code: AABAA0
- 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/N79017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79017-2007-07-18

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-S4C4G: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g.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 MIA99LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA248), Jul 22, 1999: Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (N79017), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command did not use the check list which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing.

## 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 19990722047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722047379A), Jul 22, 1999: Doug DC3CS4C4G (N79017), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. (.4) Waiting on the ramp for taxi instructions, the copilot brought to the captain's attention that the gear lock handle was out of the down and locked…

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