# N90782: 1956 Douglas DC-6A, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44917
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1983
- Last registry action: April 4, 2008
- Mode S code: AC8CB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Air Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20AIR%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90782
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90782
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90782-2013-05-17

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-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a.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 OAK68O0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68O0014), Jan 11, 1968: Douglas DC-6A (N90782), Internatl Waters (Gulf of Mexico), minor damage

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