Twin turboprop

N3006

1946 Douglas DC3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
42961
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dc3 Flying Circus LLC (LLC)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
Registration record

N3006 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Douglas DC3
Serial
42961
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Dc3 Flying Circus LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2018-06-27
Airworthiness date
1955-10-25
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3227C
Mode S (octal)
50621174
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N3006 to the current registrant.
  • 1955-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
  • 1933-10-23
    N3006 previously assigned to a Waco 9 (s/n 302); cancelled.
Overview

About N3006

N3006 is a 1946 Douglas DC3, serial number 42961. The FAA register lists Dc3 Flying Circus LLC as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 October 25, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3006.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3006.

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.