Twin turboprop

N47E

1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
13816
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bridgewater, VA
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Registration record

N47E on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
13816
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc
Bridgewater, VA
Certificate issued
2010-07-23
Airworthiness date
1989-05-05
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5BF25
Mode S (octal)
51337445
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N47E to the current registrant.
  • 1993-04-23
    N47E previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA183); cancelled.
  • 1989-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
  • 1929-08-23
    N47E previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Robin (s/n 81); cancelled.
Overview

About N47E

N47E is a 1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 13816. The FAA register lists Dynamic Avlease Inc as the registrant in Bridgewater, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 (transport), dated May 5, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N47E. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-02-24 Accident · Lemont, PA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO93FA033
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N47E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIGH TERRAIN.
1967-02-26 Accident · Rison Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0616
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 11CC — a different aircraft that carried the N47E registration before this airframe.

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.