# N90830: 1943 Douglas DC3C, registration cancelled 2017-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 13050
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1994
- Last registry action: January 25, 2011
- Mode S code: AC8FBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALAMAZOO%20AVIATION%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1972° N, 85.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49002, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90830
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90830
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90830-2017-09-27

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 DC3C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c.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 MIA74AM088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM088), Apr 18, 1974: Douglas DC3C (N90830), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19740418015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418015889A), Apr 18, 1974: Doug DC3C (N90830), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Water l aux sel psnd l main-empty.r sel bkn,ported to l main. Coplt not cert,ldg gr not locked dwn.

## Other aircraft with N90830

- [Cancelled 1961-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90830-1961-06-26): Lockheed 49-46, S/N 049-1969. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

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