Twin piston

N18121

1937 Douglas DC3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1937
Serial
1997
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Skies Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Portland, OR
Registration record

N18121 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Douglas DC3A
Serial
1997
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Blue Skies Air LLC
Portland, OR
Certificate issued
2007-09-11
Airworthiness date
1953-06-09
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1471B
Mode S (octal)
50243433
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N18121 to the current registrant.
  • 1991-07-09
    N18121 previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air F90 (s/n LA144); cancelled.
  • 1953-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N18121

N18121 is a 1937 Douglas DC3A, serial number 1997. The FAA register lists Blue Skies Air LLC as the registrant in Portland, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-1830 series engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 9, 1953.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18121.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18121.

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.