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N578AS

Douglas DC-6A

Valid Florida

N578AS is a Douglas DC-6A, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine. It has 96 seats. It is registered to Nighthawk Air Systems INC, a corporation in Miami, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 27, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for to show compliance with regulations, dated October 8, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Douglas
Model
DC-6A
Serial number
44650
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 4 motors · P & W R-2800 SERIES · 2000 hp
Seats
96
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
216 mph
Transponder code
A76C32 (octal 51666062)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 27, 2023
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
January 27, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · To show compliance with regulations · October 8, 2003
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00800727

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Nighthawk Air Systems INC
Type
Corporation
Address
9785 SW 181St Ter Ste 200
Miami, FL 33157

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data