Twin piston

N16005

1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
19394
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N1944M LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N16005 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G)
Serial
19394
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
N1944M LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2008-05-09
Airworthiness date
1992-07-31
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0F424
Mode S (octal)
50172044
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N16005.
  • 2002-09-13
    Accident at Index, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1992-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N16005

N16005 is a 1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C-S1C3G), serial number 19394. The FAA register lists N1944M LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2008 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 (transport), dated July 31, 1992.

N16005 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-09-13 Accident · Index, WA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA02LA174
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 369E
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while hovering.
1973-10-19 Accident · Indian Trail,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3453
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N16005 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LEV CTL STRUCK RWY ON NOSE GR.
1972-10-07 Accident · Indian Trail,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0811
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N16005 registration before this airframe.

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.