# N8661: 1942 Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 2023-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 4951
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1975
- Last registry action: July 9, 1977
- Mode S code: ABE79C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Peoria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7052° N, 89.6529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61604, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8661
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8661
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-2023-01-23

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 DC3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a.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 CHI74AC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC045), Dec 2, 1973: Douglas DC3A (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial 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.

- [Incident 19780802047999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047999I), Aug 2, 1978: Doug DC3 (N8661), Charlotte Amali, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced and pilot ran off runway striking windsock before returning to runway.
- [Accident 19731202041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202041709A), Dec 2, 1973: Doug C52B (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage. Airlock l eng hyd syst. Low accumulator load. Minor dmg to C46,N67970.

## Other aircraft with N8661

- [Cancelled 1939-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-1939-09-01): Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING, S/N B-3, built 1929. Owner: [Albert Harry C/Robbins Arthur J/Cappa Mario](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20HARRY%20C%2FROBBINS%20ARTHUR%20J%2FCAPPA%20MARIO), [Woodside, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Woodside)

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