N43872 - Douglas DC-6 Aircraft Registration

N43872 is a Douglas DC-6, a four-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage, AK. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 4, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on May 8, 2021. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2028. The aircraft is configured with 96 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5443E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N43872 was last updated on May 12, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 363 Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DC-6 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N43872. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.