Twin turboprop

N68CW

1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
25980
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Basler Turbo Conversions LLC (LLC)
Based
Oshkosh, WI
Registration record

N68CW on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
25980
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Basler Turbo Conversions LLC
Oshkosh, WI
Certificate issued
2019-01-28
Airworthiness date
1999-11-15
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A90125
Mode S (octal)
52200445
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N68CW.
  • 1999-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N68CW

N68CW is a 1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 25980. The FAA register lists Basler Turbo Conversions LLC as the registrant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 November 15, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68CW.

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 N68CW.

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.