Twin turboprop

N147AZ

1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
9380
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N147AZ on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
9380
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2015-05-28
Airworthiness date
1955-12-02
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0BCC9
Mode S (octal)
50136311
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N147AZ.
  • 1955-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N147AZ

N147AZ is a 1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 9380. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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, dated December 2, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N147AZ.

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 N147AZ.

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.