# N81B: Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2008-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 7382
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1999
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB071C
- Owner when cancelled: [South Florida Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20FLORIDA%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9080° N, 80.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33054, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81B-2008-06-16

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900725041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725041959I), Jul 25, 1990: Doug DC3C (N81B), Chihuahua, Mexico. Right engine blew NR5 cylinder jug off engine. Forced landing on dry lake bed.
- [Incident 19881102066489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102066489I), Nov 2, 1988: Doug DC3C (N81B), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Loss of directional control on take off due to quartering tail wind. Veered off runway and ran through snow fence.
- [Incident 19831026068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026068579I), Oct 26, 1983: Doug DC3C (N81B), Rochester, NY. On climbout engine backfired two times. Noticed oil leak and low oil pressure. Feathered engine and returned.

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