# N842MB: 1943 Douglas C-47, registration cancelled 2003-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas C-47](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (registry code 3021461)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 19741
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2000
- Last registry action: February 18, 2003
- Mode S code: AB885C
- Owner when cancelled: [Jim Hankins Air Service In](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20HANKINS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20IN)
- Location: [Jackson, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3955° N, 90.2932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39209, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=842MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N842MB-2003-03-19

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 C-47: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47.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 ATL01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA040), Mar 16, 2001: Douglas DC-3 (N842MB), Donalsonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure and separation of No.12 cylinder from the engine case that resulted in an in-flight oil fed fire; and the subsequent separation of the right engine from airframe.

## 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 20010315006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315006829A), Mar 15, 2001: Doug C47 (N842MB), Donaldsonville, GA, No damage. (-23) Departed pfn IFR to aby. A/c was level-cruising @5000 when the crew heard a noise. The fo indicated that the right engine was on fire. And reported this…

## Other aircraft with N842MB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842MB): Learjet 45, S/N 179, built 2001

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