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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:R4D-1
    Last Military Serial:4699 USN
    Construction Number:04306
    Last Civil Registration:N781T
    Compressed ID:Douglas R4D-1 sn 4699 USN cn 04306...
    Latest Owner or Location:Restaurant los Aviones, Barranquitas, Barranquitas

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    Event

    Constructed as a R4D-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 4699.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC95481.

    To unknown owner with c/r N15066.

    To unknown owner with c/r PP-ANC.

    To unknown owner with c/r PP-ASP.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-ATXT (DOUGLAS R4D-1 DAKOTA, 4306).

    To unknown owner with c/r N950FA.

    To unknown owner with c/r N48FN.

    To unknown owner with c/r N92HA.

    27 June 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for N781T (DC3C, 4306) issued.

    By 7 October 1993

    To Tol Air Services Inc with new c/r N781T.

    7 October 1993

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) SAN JUAN while landing. The damage was substantial. After an uneventful landing while taxiing, the captain noticed that a section of the left wing was bent up. Examination of the airplane revealed that rib no. 19 in the left wing failed chordwise midpoint between a row of rivets and nutplates on the lower attach angle due to exfoliation corrosion...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    8 February 1999

    To MBD Corp, San Juan, PR keeping c/r N781T.

    By 30 December 2003

    Operated by Tol Air Services.

    30 December 2003

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. The flight departed San Juan (unknown airport), Puerto Rico and was destined for Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST), U. S. Virgin Islands. The accident occurred at Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT) (U. S. Virgin Islands) while landing. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: Landing gear trouble caused the right main landing gear to collapsed after landing on runway 10. The DC-3 slid off the side of the runway onto a grassy area...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    To Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Carolina.
    In derelict condition.
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    Placed on display with Restaurant los Aviones, Barranquitas, Barranquitas.
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    21 May 2015

    Civil registration, N781T, cancelled.
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