Aircraft N31MS Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Douglas
Model:	DC-3A (C-53D)    Search all Douglas DC-3A (C-53D)
Year built:	1943
Construction Number (C/N):	11631
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	32
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830 SERIES
Also Registered As:	N6650  Re-registered as N31MS N66SA  De-registered 42-68704  Withdrawn from service NC61450  De-registered

Aircraft

Registration Number:	N31MS
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:	A3459C
Certification Class:	Restricted
Certification Issued:	2003-10-02
Air Worthiness Test:	1968-08-13
Last Action Taken:	2007-11-20
Current Status:	Cancelled
Registration Cancel Date:	2013-07-30

Owner

Registration Type:	Individual
Address:	Dunnellon, FL 34430 United States
Region:	Southern

User Comments

Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-27 23:57:57

This aircraft was built as C-53D Skytrooper 42-68704 and delivered to USAAF on 2/28/43, and assigned to North African theatre of operations, arriving in Oran, Algiers on 5/28/43. Returned to USA on 8/22/45, and the next month went to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Sold to Continental Airlines as NC61450. In 1954 it was re-registered as N66SA with Southern Airways. Interesting trivia was that by Oct. 1960 the plane had accumulated 34,744 hours since factory roll-out. Oct. 1967 became N6650 and sold to Carolina Aircraft Corp. Two more changes of hands and in 1974 it was registered N31MS with a lease to Marian Mosquito Control. It has changed hands several times since acquiring this registration.