N272R

DOUGLAS DC3C · 1944 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 32 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: DESERT AIR TRANSPORT INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
Desert Air Transport, Inc. (D7TA)	Certificate holder	—	Matched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1965-09-10 Unresolved

DOUGLAS DC3 Fatal injury Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record

Source: NTSB case CHI66A0025

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

3 reports on file, 2013-09-04 – 2019-12-20.

FALSE WARNING · 2019-12-20 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE INDICATION (RIGHT ENGINE)

UPON CLIMB - PASSING THROUGH 8500 FEET. THE FIRE WARNING FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE BELL WAS GOING OFF. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FEATHER AND RETURNED TO BASE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INDICATION ISSUE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE BEING FOUND. AIRCRAFT IS STILL BEING INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INDICATION.

Source: SDR D7TA201912230001

OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-09-07 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 24,534 hrs

ENGINE HAD HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE.

Source: SDR D7TA201709140001

FLUID LOSS; VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2013-09-04 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 23,959 hrs

CYLINDER FAILURE AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Source: SDR D7TA20130912001