Twin turboprop

N138FS

1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
9967
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Air Cargo Inc (Corporation)
Based
Davie, FL
Registration record

N138FS on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
9967
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Florida Air Cargo Inc
Davie, FL
Certificate issued
2019-07-05
Airworthiness date
1973-10-23
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A09977
Mode S (octal)
50114567
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N138FS.
  • 1973-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N138FS

N138FS is a 1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 9967. The FAA register lists Florida Air Cargo Inc as the registrant in Davie, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 5, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, 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 (transport), dated October 23, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N138FS.

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 N138FS.

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.