N451CE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas C-118A built in 1953. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 11, 2020. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Douglas C-118A cancelled February 11, 2020
- Serial number
- 43712
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1953
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 16, 2019
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Fairbanks, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N451CE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas C 118A · serial 43712
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing gear, and a loss of directional control.
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