Twin turboprop

N728G

1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
4359
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kw Plastics Inc (Corporation)
Based
Troy, AL
Registration record

N728G on the FAA register

Type
1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
4359
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Kw Plastics Inc
Troy, AL
Certificate issued
1986-03-13
Airworthiness date
1955-10-19
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9C1DA
Mode S (octal)
52340732
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

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N728G.
  • 1955-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N728G

N728G is a 1942 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 4359. The FAA register lists Kw Plastics Inc as the registrant in Troy, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 1986 and expires on November 30, 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 October 19, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N728G.

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 N728G.

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.