# N861TA: Douglas DC-6B, registration cancelled 1998-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43522
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: ABD438
- Owner when cancelled: [Woods Air Fuel Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20AIR%20FUEL%20INC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=861TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861TA-1998-04-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b.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 ANC98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA014), Jan 2, 1998: Douglas DC-6B (N861TA), Mcgrath, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The ingestion of snow into the windshield anti-ice system, and the resulting obscured windshield which made runway alignment not possible. Factors associated with this accident were the cold…
- [NTSB ANC96LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA042), Apr 1, 1996: Douglas DC-6-B (N861TA), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Pilot-in-Command's selection of an unsuitable terrain area for taxi/parking and his misjudgment of the clearance required.

## 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 19980102000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102000029A), Jan 2, 1998: Doug STCDC6 (N861TA), Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed. Windshield fogged on takeoff roll. Aborted. Veered into snow bank edge of runway. Caught fire. Evacuated safely. (From .4) during the takeoff roll, while…
- [Accident 19960401007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960401007519A), Apr 1, 1996: Doug DC6B (N861TA), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with steel support pole turning to off load fuel. Backed up. Tail hit above ground fuel tank. Light nose.

## Other aircraft with N861TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861TA): Lockheed Martin F-16A, S/N 78-0326, built 1978

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