Twin piston

N47SJ

1943 Douglas DC3C-R

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
43-48608
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gooney Bird Group Inc (Corporation)
Based
Templeton, CA
Registration record

N47SJ on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC3C-R
Serial
43-48608
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Gooney Bird Group Inc
Templeton, CA
Certificate issued
2007-07-19
Airworthiness date
2009-11-03
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5C05A
Mode S (octal)
51340132
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2007-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N47SJ.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N47SJ

N47SJ is a 1943 Douglas DC3C-R, serial number 43-48608. The FAA register lists Gooney Bird Group Inc as the registrant in Templeton, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2007 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 32 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 3, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47SJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47SJ.

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.