Multi-engine piston

N747CE

1955 Douglas C-118A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
44661
Class
Multi-engine piston
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N747CE on the FAA register

Type
1955 Douglas C-118A
Serial
44661
Engines
4 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2012-09-07
Airworthiness date
2008-10-21
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA0CC2
Mode S (octal)
52406302
Seats (type)
96
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N747CE to the current registrant.
  • 2008-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1982-12-14
    N747CE previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31-673); cancelled.
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N747CE

N747CE is a 1955 Douglas C-118A, serial number 44661. The FAA register lists Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2012 and expires on September 30, 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 October 21, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N747CE. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-07 Accident · Ft. Pierce, FL Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · MIA82FLD15
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31 — a different aircraft that carried the N747CE registration before this airframe.
1981-06-05 Accident · Fort Myers,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3370
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31 — a different aircraft that carried the N747CE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T PWR ON FINAL,BOTH PLTS DENIED PIC.PLTS-SEL/SMEL.

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.