# N8056: 1944 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 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: 25735
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1992
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1993
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: AAF79A
- Owner when cancelled: [Phoenix Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Zephyrhills, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Zephyrhills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8056
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056-2015-05-05

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 MIA93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA106), Apr 20, 1993: Douglas DC-3C (N8056), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BEST SINGLE-ENGINE RATE-OF-CLIMB SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP…

## 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 19930420009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930420009749A), Apr 20, 1993: Doug DC3C (N8056), Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. Left engine fire on climbout. Shut down. Settled into a field. 40 skydivers onboard exhaust clamp broken.

## Other aircraft with N8056

- [Cancelled 1934-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056-1934-02-15): Spartan C3-120, S/N 83. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Spartan School Of Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARTAN%20SCHOOL%20OF%20AERONAUTICS), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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