Aircraft N90830 Data

N90830
1943 Douglas DC3C, c/n 13050
Latest photos of N90830
N90830 @ AZO - C-47 Skytrain - by Florida Metal
Florida Metal
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N90830 @ AZO - C-47 at Air Zoo - by Florida Metal
Florida Metal
@ AZO
N90830 @ AZO - C-47A 42-93168 at the Air Zoo - by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ AZO
N90830 @ AZO - C-47A 42-93168 at the Air Zoo - by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ AZO
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Douglas
Model DC3C Search all Douglas DC3C
Year built 1943
Construction Number (C/N) 13050
Aircraft Type Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats 32
Number of Engines 2
Engine Type Turbo-prop
Engine Manufacturer and Model P & W R-1830 SERIES
Aircraft
Registration Number N90830
Mode S (ICAO24) Code AC8FBE
Certification Class Standard
Certification Issued 1994-03-03
Last Action Taken 2006-03-21
Current Status Valid
Owner
Registration Type Corporation
Owner Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum
Address Kalamazoo, MI 49002
United States
Region Great Lakes
User Comments
Glenn E. Chatfield, 2012-01-24 20:59:54
This aircraft was built as C-47A 42-93168 and delivered to USAAF on 4/18/44. Wartime records unavailable, but possibly served in USA. To Reconstruction Finance Corp. on 8/22/46 and became N41398. Became XB-JIN in Brazil, then in 1954 became XC-BIN. Returned to USA 4/13/73 and became N90830 with Westernair of Albuquerque, NM. Ownership passed through several other hands over the years before being acquired by the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.