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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-3-216
    Construction Number:01946
    Last Civil Registration:N142D
    Latest Owner or Location:Avion Airways

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-3-216.
    Douglas DC-3-216 1946

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-IRI.

    To unknown owner with c/r N2816D.

    To unknown owner with c/r N142D.

    To Avion Inc, Houston, TX with c/r N142D.

    4 January 1967

    To Avion Inc, Houston, TX with c/r N142D.

    By 20 March 1969

    To Avion Airways with c/r N142D (Douglas DC-3-216, 1946).
    Operated for W. Jackson.

    20 March 1969

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 16 fatalities. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), United States of America and was destined for New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), United States of America. The accident occurred at New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY) (United States of America) while on approach. Narrative: William Jackson of Travel Associates leased DC-3 N142D from Avion Airways for the purpose of transporting sportsmen from Memphis to Belize...

    By 20 March 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N142D.

    20 March 1969

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DCA69A0015: There were 16 fatalities. Incident occurred at 06:55 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Moisant Airport, New Orleans, LA. The flight departed from Memphis, TN, with the destination New Orleans, LA. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. Experienced an uncontrolled collision with terrain while executing a missed landing approach...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 December 2010

    Civil registration, N142D, cancelled.

    Written off.


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