# N80BA: Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 1976-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Serial number: 2259
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1975
- Mode S code: AADF9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Kings Three Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGS%20THREE%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80BA-1976-05-27

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 DC3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a.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 FTW76AF056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF056), Jan 4, 1976: Douglas DC-3A (N80BA), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19760104000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000709A), Jan 4, 1976: Doug DC3A (N80BA), Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. Lost oil l eng. Push rod tube failed due unauth repair. Gr extension out of sequence,didnt lock dwn.

## Other aircraft with N80BA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80BA): Schibel John M GS-2 SPORTSMAN, S/N 7093, built 2009
- [Cancelled 2013-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80BA-2013-10-24): Arnold Ruben R PITTS SPECIAL S1A, S/N 648-4, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stronge Thomas David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRONGE%20THOMAS%20DAVID), Codown Bt236qb

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