# N817: 1956 Douglas DC3, registration cancelled 2002-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401)
- Engine: [Wright 1820G102 105](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g102-105) (registry code 67026)
- Serial number: 2121
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1978
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: AB235C
- Owners when cancelled: [Conatser Ben](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONATSER%20BEN), [Conatser Diane](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONATSER%20DIANE)
- Location: [Perris, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Perris)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=817
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817-2002-12-11

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 DC3: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ABXA9701873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701873), Oct 8, 1997: WEB. CORROSION. CORROSION ON CUSP WEB, RT SIDE STA 440-460. REMOVED FRAME/CUSP FITTING FS 460, INSTALLED NEW FRAME/CUSP FITTING AT FS 460, AND REMOVED AND REPLACED CUSP SPLICE 
- [SDR ABXA9701871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701871), Oct 8, 1997: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON INTERNAL DOUBLER, DOOR JAMB, FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STA 280-340, LONGERON 27R-33R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX REA D853-20496MR.
- [SDR ABXA9701869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701869), Oct 1, 1997: VANE. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND INBOARD SLOT VANE, OUTBOARD ATTACH UPPER SURFACE, RIGHT WING. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-20509MR AND SRM 51-1-8.
- [SDR ABXA9701532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701532), Oct 1, 1997: VANE. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND, IB SLOT VANE, OB ATTACH UPPER SURFACE, RT WING. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA 0857-20509MR AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8.

## 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 19790601028839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601028839I), Jun 1, 1979: Doug DC3 (N817), Taft, CA. Floatation device cinch strap prevented deployment of main chute. Deployed reserve chute, landed hard.

## Other aircraft with N817

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817): Cessna 180K, S/N 18052844
- [Cancelled 1934-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817-1934-08-02): Orin Welch O W 1, S/N 103. Owner: [Orin Welch Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORIN%20WELCH%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Anderson, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Anderson)

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