# N907Z: 1944 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2009-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2009
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (registry code 51622)
- Serial number: 12300
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1993
- Certificate issued: September 23, 2009
- Last registry action: September 23, 2009
- Mode S code: AC8B6C
- Owner when cancelled: [Oiland LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OILAND%20LLC)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0389° N, 85.7466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49544, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=907Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907Z-2009-10-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DC3C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX3680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3680), Aug 23, 1999: BEARING. FAILED. AT CRUISE POWER SETTING, LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO VIN. FOUND METAL IN SCREEN AND REAR VALVES NOT MOVING. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED REAR MAIN BEARI
- [SDR 97ZZZX1842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1842), Apr 10, 1997: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE AT CRUISE POWER. PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DIVERTED AND LANDED AT YNG. FOUND NR 13 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM

## 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 CHI94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA074), Jan 31, 1994: Douglas DC3C (N907Z), Anderson, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's inadequate remedial action after a loss of directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Related factors are the copilot's failure to maintain directional control, and…

## 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 19940131001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940131001259A), Jan 31, 1994: Doug DC3C (N907Z), Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Copilot making takeoff. Veered left over corrected. Pilot took over. Poor traction on recovery. Struck VASI light.

## Other aircraft with N907Z

- [Cancelled 1971-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907Z-1971-01-12): Sikorsky S-58, S/N 147196. Owner: [Wright Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20PETER)

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