Twin turboprop

N346AB

1945 Douglas DC3C-R-1830-90C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
16693
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N346AB on the FAA register

Type
1945 Douglas DC3C-R-1830-90C
Serial
16693
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2020-01-31
Airworthiness date
1994-08-24
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3D39A
Mode S (octal)
50751632
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N346AB.
  • 1994-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N346AB

N346AB is a 1945 Douglas DC3C-R-1830-90C, serial number 16693. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 (normal), dated August 24, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N346AB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N346AB.

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.