Twin turboprop

N345VJ

1945 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
34378
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vaerus Jet Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Topeka, KS
Registration record

N345VJ on the FAA register

Type
1945 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
34378
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Vaerus Jet Sales LLC
Topeka, KS
Certificate issued
2022-12-23
Airworthiness date
1956-07-11
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3D1C5
Mode S (octal)
50750705
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N345VJ.
  • 1956-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N345VJ

N345VJ is a 1945 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 34378. The FAA register lists Vaerus Jet Sales LLC as the registrant in Topeka, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, 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 standard category, dated July 11, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N345VJ.

Cruise
488 kt
Range
3,800 nm
Fuel burn
46 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N345VJ.

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.