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Douglas C-49J

DC3-6323Written off

RegistrationUSN28PR

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Puerto Rico

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Douglas C-49J. Operated for Eastern Air Lines, United States Army Air Forces and Air Puerto Rico.

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Technical data

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN6323

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Douglas DC-3

Figures for the DC-3 variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height5.2 m17 ft

Range2,540 km1,371 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed339 km/h183 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling7,100 m23,294 ft

Maximum take-off weight11,431 kg25,201 lb

Maximum payload3,781 kg8,336 lbIts 21 passengers with baggage would weigh about 2.1 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity21 passengersUp to 32 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 607 units built · Production ended in 1942

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jul 23, 1987

Delivered to Air Puerto Rico

Delivered to Air Puerto Rico as N28PR.

Operators

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Eastern Air Lines

Registration N18916

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United States Army Air Forces

Registration 43-1994

1987-07-23

Air Puerto Rico

Registration N28PR

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Douglas C-49J · N28PR · Air Puerto Rico. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-6323

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“Douglas C-49J · N28PR · Air Puerto Rico.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-6323. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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Vuelopedia. “Douglas C-49J · N28PR · Air Puerto Rico.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-6323.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-49J · N28PR · Air Puerto Rico}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-6323},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-6323}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

Wikipedia

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