N43872
Douglas DC-6
N43872 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-05-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2021-05-08Certificate of registration issued as N43872 to the current registrant.
- 1980-03-04Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
- 1956-01-20N43872 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 7531); cancelled.
About N43872
N43872 is a Douglas DC-6, serial number 53-3294. The FAA register lists Alaska Aviation Museum as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a multi-engine piston and 96 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 (transport), dated March 4, 1980.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N43872.
Published figures for the Douglas DC-6 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N43872.
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.
