Multi-engine piston

N70BF

1953 Douglas DC-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
43720
Class
Multi-engine piston
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Air Transport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Miami Lakes, FL
Registration record

N70BF on the FAA register

Type
1953 Douglas DC-6A
Serial
43720
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Florida Air Transport Inc
Miami Lakes, FL
Certificate issued
2000-09-06
Airworthiness date
2001-03-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A95254
Mode S (octal)
52251124
Seats (type)
96
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2000-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N70BF.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N70BF

N70BF is a 1953 Douglas DC-6A, serial number 43720. The FAA register lists Florida Air Transport Inc as the registrant in Miami Lakes, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2000 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 standard category (transport), dated March 20, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70BF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N70BF.

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.