# N8021Z: 1944 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2018-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2018
- 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: 20444
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2014
- Last registry action: December 2, 2014
- Mode S code: AAEBDE
- Owner when cancelled: [Falcon Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALCON%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Fredericksburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fredericksburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2918° N, 98.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78624, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8021Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8021Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8021Z-2018-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DJSA2396002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJSA2396002), Mar 8, 1996: CYLINDER. CRACKED. RETURNED TO 'TOL' WITH ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED ON NR 2 ENGINE. (X)

## 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.

- [Incident 19990719024579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990719024579I), Jul 19, 1999: Doug DC3C (N8021Z), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. On 07/19/99 DC-3, N8021Z, after in-flight shut down of the right engine landed on dfw runway 17L. The aircraft taxied on to the taxiway but was unable to taxi…

## Other aircraft with N8021Z

- [Cancelled 1965-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8021Z-1965-10-22): Cessna U206, S/N U206-0421. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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