Twin turboprop

N242SM

1942 Douglas DC3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
4877
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Santa Monica + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Santa Monica, CA
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Registration record

N242SM on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC3
Serial
4877
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
City of Santa Monica + 1 co-owner
Santa Monica, CA
Certificate issued
2005-01-19
Airworthiness date
1956-01-25
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A23909
Mode S (octal)
50434411
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-01-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N242SM.
  • 1956-01-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N242SM

N242SM is a 1942 Douglas DC3, serial number 4877. The FAA register lists City of Santa Monica + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Santa Monica, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 19, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two P & W R-1830 series engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 25, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N242SM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N242SM.

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.