Twin turboprop

N502V

1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Not current (FAA status 9) No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
11815
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 9)
Registered owner
Westernair of Albuquerque Inc (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N502V on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
11815
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Westernair of Albuquerque Inc
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
1967-06-27
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A64339
Mode S (octal)
51441471
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,800 nm
Cruise (type)
488 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 9)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1967-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N502V to the current registrant.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N502V

N502V is a 1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 11815. The FAA register lists Westernair of Albuquerque Inc as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 1967.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N502V.

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 N502V.

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.