Twin piston

N1944A

1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
19677
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N1944A on the FAA register

Type
1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G)
Serial
19677
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
2011-07-21
Airworthiness date
1986-05-29
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A179EC
Mode S (octal)
50274754
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).
  • 2011-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1944A to the current registrant.
  • 1986-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1973-06-20
    N1944A previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-1784); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N1944A

N1944A is a 1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C-S1C3G), serial number 19677. It is registered to an individual in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2011 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 limited category, dated May 29, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1944A. 1 earlier record involves 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

1969-10-05 Accident · Towner,N Dak, 34 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4174
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A — a different aircraft that carried the N1944A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IT HAYSTACK AT END OF LDG ROLL.

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.