# N816D: Douglas DC-7B, registration cancelled 1982-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (registry code 3021804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1978
- Mode S code: AB1FF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Dempsay William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMPSAY%20WILLIAM%20A)
- Location: [East Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/East%20Wenatchee)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=816D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816D-1982-11-16

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 DC-7B: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b.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 FTW81FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA013), Nov 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7B (N816D), Pecos, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19801128073339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128073339A), Nov 28, 1980: Doug DC7B (N816D), Pecos, TX, Destroyed. One engine quit on takeoff. Lost control in steep left turn. Left wing hit ground. Cause of engine out unknown.

## Other aircraft with N816D

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816D-2018-03-06): Douglas C-54E, S/N 44-9150, built 1944. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Maricopa Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARICOPA%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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