N135FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC3C built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Douglas DC3C cancelled March 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 20063
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 14, 2014
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 2014
- Last owner
- Irf Associates LLC (Corporation)
Oxford, CT - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N135FS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-3C · serial 20063
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER LOADING OF PERSONNEL, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE FIRST OFFICER/CO-PILOT WHILE CALCULATING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS FOR THE FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE FORWARD CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT BEING EXCEEDED AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE DOWN OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ABSENCE OF PASSENGER SEATS FOR THE CARGO LOADERS OR BALLAST IN THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site