Twin turboprop

N44V

1942 Douglas DC3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
4545
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carolinas Aviation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Charlotte, NC
Registration record

N44V on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC3
Serial
4545
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Charlotte, NC
Certificate issued
1996-08-23
Airworthiness date
1987-03-02
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54A1F
Mode S (octal)
51245037
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N44V to the current registrant.
  • 1987-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1961-11-28
    N44V previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 9914); cancelled.
  • 1948-04-06
    N44V previously assigned to a Granville Brothers Aircraft Gee Bee A (s/n P-7); cancelled.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N44V

N44V is a 1942 Douglas DC3, serial number 4545. The FAA register lists Carolinas Aviation Museum as the registrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 1996 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 March 2, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44V.

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.