Twin turboprop

N473DC

1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
42-100882
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Heritage Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N473DC on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
42-100882
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Dakota Heritage Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-06-16
Airworthiness date
1985-05-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5CC8D
Mode S (octal)
51346215
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N473DC.
  • 1985-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N473DC

N473DC is a 1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 42-100882. The FAA register lists Dakota Heritage Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2022 and expires on June 30, 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 (normal), dated May 17, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N473DC.

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 N473DC.

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.