# N96358: 1944 Douglas C54E-DC, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas C54E-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54e-dc) (registry code 3021528)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-762](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27284
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 2013
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2013
- Last registry action: August 21, 2018
- Mode S code: AD6A73
- Owner when cancelled: [Alaska Air Fuel Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIR%20FUEL%20INC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96358
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96358-2022-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 C54E-DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54e-dc.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 ANC21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA001), Oct 10, 2020: Douglas C54 (N96358), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ decision to land on a wet, soft runway, which resulted in the loss of braking action upon landing and a subsequent runway overrun and nose landing gear collapse.

## 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 20201010019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201010019909A), Oct 10, 2020: Douglas C54E-DC (N96358), Cape Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Cape Yakataga Airport is an FAA owned airport and listed as private in the airport facility directory. The field was notamed closed to aircraft over 5000 lbs…

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