Twin piston

N138D

1940 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2245
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Seattle, WA
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Registration record

N138D on the FAA register

Type
1940 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G)
Serial
2245
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation
Seattle, WA
Certificate issued
1992-04-14
Airworthiness date
1956-08-21
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A09934
Mode S (octal)
50114464
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,800 nm
Cruise (type)
488 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N138D.
  • 1956-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N138D

N138D is a 1940 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C-S1C3G), serial number 2245. The FAA register lists Museum of Flight Foundation as the registrant in Seattle, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 1992 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-1830 series engines and 32 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 488 knots and a range of about 3,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N138D.

Cruise
488 kt
Range
3,800 nm
Fuel burn
46 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N138D.

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

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