Twin turboprop

N982Z

1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
12947
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Warbird South Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Rainbow City, AL
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Registration record

N982Z on the FAA register

Type
1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA: Douglas DC3C)
Serial
12947
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Warbird South Flying Museum
Rainbow City, AL
Certificate issued
2023-06-22
Airworthiness date
1973-04-13
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADB4D1
Mode S (octal)
53332321
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N982Z.
  • 1973-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N982Z

N982Z is a 1943 Douglas DC-3/C-47 (FAA model DC3C), serial number 12947. The FAA register lists Warbird South Flying Museum as the registrant in Rainbow City, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 (normal), dated April 13, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N982Z.

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 N982Z.

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.