# N87629: 1944 Douglas C-47, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 20749
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1973
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1986
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: AC0F60
- Owner when cancelled: [Ramos Medina Rafael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMOS%20MEDINA%20RAFAEL%20H)
- Location: Rio Piedras, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87629
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87629
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87629-2014-11-20

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 MIA82DA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA178), Aug 23, 1982: Douglas C-47 (N87629), Charlotte Amali, 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.

- [Accident 19841108061249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061249A), Nov 8, 1984: Doug C47 (N87629), St Vincent, WN, Damage unknown. Downwind landing, brakes faded on rollout. Steered off side of runway, hit abutment. These shoe type brakes fade.
- [Accident 19820823052509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823052509A), Aug 23, 1982: Doug C47 (N87629), St Thomas, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. During taxi into ramp after landing pilot claims brakes failed causing collision with parked aircraft.

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