Dates

Event

Circa 1942

Constructed as a C-53-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

April 1942

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-6474.

12 January 1945

Transferred to Surplus Properties Administration, DPC, Bush Field, Augusta, GA.

Circa 1945

To Aerovias Braniff with new c/r XA-DUI.

To Aerovias Internacionales de Mexico (Aerovias Reforma) with new c/r XA-HIP.

To Areo Mexico keeping c/r XA-HIP.

To unknown owner with c/r N5139B.

24 September 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N5139B (DC3A, 4926) issued.

To Eastman Kodak with new c/r N46TE.

To Airgo Air Freight with new c/r N162E.

To Bo-S-Aire keeping c/r N162E.

By August 1979

To Airspeed Hawaii keeping c/r N162E.

September 1979

Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: N162E seen at Honolulu in September 1979, was fitted with the Garrett-AiResearch DC-3 Maximizer performance kit. It was operated by Airspeed Hawaii on cargo work, but seating could be quickly installed for occasional passenger charter

Circa 1982

To Air Molokai-Tropic Airlines keeping c/r N162E.

Circa 1993

To Viking Express/Robert Burwell, IL keeping c/r N162E.

Circa 1994

To Pelican Air/Robert Burwell with new c/r N22RB.

By 1995

To Vintage Airways/Robert Burwell keeping c/r N22RB.
Markings added: Eve

22 July 1995

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: 35mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL, from the control tower

22 July 1995

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: 35mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

18 February 1998

To Jade Software Corporation, Boca Raton, FL keeping c/r N22RB.

1999

Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: At Kissimmee/Fl. Municipal Airport in winter 1999

2 July 2004

To Gordon E. Cragg, Richmond, TX keeping c/r N22RB.

By 13 August 2004

To Gordon E. Cragg keeping c/r N22RB.

13 August 2004

Written off.
Summary: The airframe was written off. The event occurred at Orlando-Herndon Airport, FL (ORL) (United States of America) while standing. Narrative: The DC-3 was blown on its back by severe winds during Hurricane Charley. It was smashed into an aluminum hangar before coming to rest against a concrete hangar.
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

13 August 2004

Written off.
Flipped over on back at Orlando Herndon Airport during Hurricane Charlie.

To Dodson International Parts Inc, Rantoul, KS keeping c/r N22RB.

24 February 2006

Civil registration, N22RB, cancelled.

Based at Dodson International, Rantoul, KS.
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