Twin piston

N321L

1951 Douglas DC-3S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
43345
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nord Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Teresa, NM
Registration record

N321L on the FAA register

Type
1951 Douglas DC-3S (FAA: Douglas SUPER R4D-8)
Serial
43345
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Nord Aviation Inc
Santa Teresa, NM
Certificate issued
2003-04-04
Airworthiness date
1997-07-23
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A37301
Mode S (octal)
50671401
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N321L to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1970-06-05
    N321L previously assigned to a Beechcraft A55 Baron (s/n TC-193); cancelled.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N321L

N321L is a 1951 Douglas DC-3S (FAA model SUPER R4D-8), serial number 43345. The FAA register lists Nord Aviation Inc as the registrant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2003 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820 series engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 23, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N321L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-08-06 Accident · Summt Lake,Bc,Can, 71 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 6 0084
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N321L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AILED TO MAINTAIN A/S DRG SUDDEN TURN IN MTN TRRN.

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.