Twin turboprop

N272ZZ

1943 Douglas DC3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
25509(43-48248)
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Flats LLC (LLC)
Based
Durham, NC
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Registration record

N272ZZ on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC3
Serial
25509(43-48248)
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Big Flats LLC
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2017-03-23
Airworthiness date
2010-05-26
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2B041
Mode S (octal)
50530101
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N272ZZ.
  • 2010-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N272ZZ

N272ZZ is a 1943 Douglas DC3, serial number 25509(43-48248). The FAA register lists Big Flats LLC as the registrant in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 26, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N272ZZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N272ZZ.

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.