Twin turboprop

N15SJ

1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
33049
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Farmingdale, NY
Registration record

N15SJ on the FAA register

Type
1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
33049
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Museum Inc
Farmingdale, NY
Certificate issued
2001-10-03
Airworthiness date
2002-05-24
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0C96F
Mode S (octal)
50144557
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2001-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N15SJ to the current registrant.
  • 1979-07-12
    N15SJ previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2543); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N15SJ

N15SJ is a 1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 33049. The FAA register lists American Airpower Museum Inc as the registrant in Farmingdale, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2001 and expires on July 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 (transport), dated May 24, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15SJ.

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 N15SJ.

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.