Twin piston

N44587

1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
12857
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830-90D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Air Transport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
What's N44587 worth? Track flights
Registration record

N44587 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
12857
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830-90D
Registered owner
Desert Air Transport Inc
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2010-06-16
Airworthiness date
1963-10-02
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A560C0
Mode S (octal)
51260300
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N44587.
  • 1963-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N44587

N44587 is a 1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 12857. The FAA register lists Desert Air Transport Inc as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2010 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-1830-90D 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 (normal), dated October 2, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44587.

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

Published figures for the Douglas DC-3/C-47 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Douglas DC-3/C-47 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44587.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Douglas DC-3/C-47 aircraft

N583V
1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47
N7AP
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47
N737H
1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47
N59314
Douglas DC-3/C-47
All 5 Douglas DC-3/C-47 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Alaska

N4454Z
Piper Super Cub
N4455Z
1965 Piper PA-18 Super Cub
N4457B
1956 Cessna 170B
N445EX
2021 Homebuilt CCK-2000
N445K
2016 Homebuilt JA 30 Superstol
N4461M
1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
All 9,146 aircraft registered in Alaska →
Similar aircraft

Other twin pistons on the register

More from Douglas

Douglas models on the register

Own N44587?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Douglas aircraft for sale· Douglas DC-3/C-47 overview· Aircraft registered in Alaska· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.