Twin turboprop

N47TB

1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
12693
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N47TB on the FAA register

Type
1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
12693
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2015-09-04
Airworthiness date
1956-04-12
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5C06C
Mode S (octal)
51340154
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N47TB.
  • 1956-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N47TB

N47TB is a 1944 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 12693. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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, dated April 12, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N47TB. 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

2002-03-21 Accident · Albuquerque, NM Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · FTW02LA098
Reported aircraft: Republic P-47N-20-RE — a different aircraft that carried the N47TB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot/mechanic's failure to properly re-install the engine's #10 cylinder exhaust interconnect tube, which resulted in an in-flight fire and forced landing. Contributing factors were the burned fuel and oil supply lines, which were not fire shielded.
1971-04-29 Accident · Vero Beach,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4247
Reported aircraft: Republic P-47N — a different aircraft that carried the N47TB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THROTTLE BODY.HIT TREE STUMP ADJ TO RWY.TEST HOP.

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.