Twin turboprop

N1072M

1943 Douglas DC3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
9832
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Flats LLC (LLC)
Based
Durham, NC
Registration record

N1072M on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC3
Serial
9832
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Big Flats LLC
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2023-05-10
Airworthiness date
1995-05-03
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0215F
Mode S (octal)
50020537
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1072M to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-23
    N1072M previously assigned to a Cessna T210J (s/n T210-0452); cancelled.
  • 1995-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N1072M

N1072M is a 1943 Douglas DC3, serial number 9832. The FAA register lists Big Flats LLC as the registrant in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two P & W R-1830 series engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 3, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1072M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1072M.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.