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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3TP
    Last Military Serial:117 FAS
    Construction Number:13964
    Last Civil Registration:N104CA
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-3TP sn 117 FAS cn 13964...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-47A-30-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    From 21 July 1944 to 11 September 1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-48148.

    New construction number, 25409, assigned to the airframe.

    To unknown owner with c/r N1499V.

    To US Army of Engineers with new c/r N405E.

    1964

    To East Coast Flight Services with new c/r N50CE.

    30 June 1965

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI65A0108: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:05 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Zanesville Munci Airport, Zanesville, OH. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing to takeoff. Report remarks include: Parked aircraft cessna 172 N7409T subst. Damage.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1970

    To Alpena Flight Service keeping c/r N50CE.

    1972

    To Weldi Aviation MI with new c/r N200ZZ.

    To Zoom Zoom Air keeping c/r N200ZZ.


    Photographer: Robert Campbell
    Notes: Loading a Zoom Zoom (Transwest) DC-3 at SFO

    1977

    To Air Charter West keeping c/r N200ZZ.

    1978

    To Transwest Air Express keeping c/r N200ZZ.

    October 1978


    Photographer: Brian Maddison

    7 October 1978


    Photographer: Kerry Taylor
    Notes: 1944 Douglas C-47A Skytrain N200ZZ c/n 13964/25409 of Transwest Air Express at Los Angeles, CA

    1979

    To Coker Airfreight, Grand Prairie, TX with new c/r N104CA.

    1981

    To J. R. Coker keeping c/r N104CA.

    1984

    To Skyfreighters Corp keeping c/r N104CA.

    July 1993

    Converted to a DC-3TP.
    By Baslers - Conversion #16.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais with s/n 117.

    Fitted with FLIR and machine guns for drug interdiction missions.

    23 July 2004

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. This was a military flight. The accident occurred at El Jaguey (El Salvador) while landing. Narrative: A hydraulics failure reportedly caused the Turbo DC-3 to depart the runway on landing. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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