# N83FA: Douglas C54A-DC, registration cancelled 2000-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas C54A-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54a-dc) (registry code 3021510)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-762](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10365
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1985
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: AB567F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcswiggan Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCSWIGGAN%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Griffin, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Griffin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2044° N, 84.2397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30224, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83FA-2000-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 C54A-DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54a-dc.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL97FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA057), Apr 4, 1997: Douglas C54A-DC (N83FA), Griffin, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flightcrew's inadequate procedures, during a rejected takeoff following a possible engine malfunction at a critical time in the takeoff, and the second pilot's physical impairment.
- [NTSB IAD76II100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II100), Sep 22, 1976: Douglas DC-3C (N83FA), Gastonia, NC, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970404004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004329A), Apr 4, 1997: Doug C54A (N83FA), Griffin, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft on run up runway, reported engine problems, attempted to abort takeoff, went off end of runway. Crashed.
- [Incident 19960606029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606029459I), Jun 6, 1996: Doug DC4 (N83FA), Shreveport, LA. Narrative: the pilot stated that he was practicing short field landing techniques because he operates out of an airport with a 3,300 foot runway. He said that…

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