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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54G-1-DO Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:45-0507 USAAF
    Construction Number:35960
    Last Civil Registration:N82FA
    Latest Owner or Location:Nenana Municipal Airport, Nenana, Alaska

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-54G-1-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    26 June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0507.

    June 1973

    Assigned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, AZ for storage.

    4 August 1977

    To Consolidated Aeronautics Corporation.

    15 August 1977

    To Aircraft Surplus Company with new c/r N87974.

    28 December 1977

    To Falcon Airways keeping c/r N87974.

    3 April 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX87974 (C54G-DC, 35960) issued.

    15 July 1978

    To Falcon Airways with new c/r N82FA.

    17 December 1979

    To Bowman Aviation keeping c/r N82FA.

    18 March 1980

    To Bowman Aviation with new c/r N14BA.

    18 January 1985

    To Tio Grande Valley Airfreight keeping c/r N14BA.

    February 1986

    To MM Aircraft Co with new c/r N82FA.

    1 April 1987

    To Tom Kehmeier keeping c/r N82FA.

    27 November 1989

    To ARDCO Inc keeping c/r N82FA.

    Operated as fire service #153.

    February 1993


    Photographer: Stephen Stormer / Eric Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: N82FA - C-54G - ARDCO Inc

    August 1994

    To Aero Flite keeping c/r N82FA.

    14 January 2005

    To Matthew J. Ziomek, Kingman, AZ keeping c/r N82FA.

    28 February 2006

    To Brooks Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N82FA.

    Based at Brooks Fuel/Don Brooks, Fairbanks, AK.
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    17 January 2007

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Nenana, AK, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The flight crew was delivering a cargo of fuel in the four-engine airplane. The captain elected to shut the engine down and return to the airport. He said during the shutdown procedure, the engine caught fire and that the fire extinguishing system was activated. The crew thought the fire was out, but it erupted again and the captain elected to land the airplane gear-up on the snow-covered tundra...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    To Nenana Municipal Airport, Nenana, AK.
    Only the fuselage remains in storage.
    View the Location Dossier

    28 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Nenana Municipal Airport, Nenana, Alaska, United States

    6 May 2015

    Civil registration, N82FA, cancelled.


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    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger

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