Multi-engine piston

N578AS

Douglas DC-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
44650
Class
Multi-engine piston
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nighthawk Air Systems Inc (Corporation)
Based
Miami, FL
Registration record

N578AS on the FAA register

Type
Douglas DC-6A
Serial
44650
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Nighthawk Air Systems Inc
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2023-01-27
Airworthiness date
2003-10-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
A76C32
Mode S (octal)
51666062
Seats (type)
96
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N578AS.
  • 2003-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
Overview

About N578AS

N578AS is a Douglas DC-6A, serial number 44650. The FAA register lists Nighthawk Air Systems Inc as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a multi-engine piston, four P & W R-2800 series engines and 96 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated October 8, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N578AS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N578AS.

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.