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Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

DOUGLAS R4D-8

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

Registered

2

Year Range

1952–1952

NTSB Events

0

Airworthiness Directives

0

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered DOUGLAS R4D-8 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

  • AK 50.0% 1
  • TX 50.0% 1

By Decade of Manufacture

  • 1950s 100.0% 2

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving DOUGLAS R4D-8 aircraft

No NTSB-recorded events match DOUGLAS R4D-8 in the indexed corpus.

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to DOUGLAS R4D-8

No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 /  Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for DOUGLAS R4D-8

The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.

06 /  Supplemental Type Certificates

Modifications approved for DOUGLAS R4D-8

3 STCs on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.

  • 12/20/2017

    STC SA01406NY

    Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and\nrotary wing

    Airwolf Filter Corporation

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 10/31/2012

    STC SA01406NY

    Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and\nrotary wing

    Airwolf Filter Corporation

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 06/26/2009

    STC SA01734SE (PG 2)

    Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts.

    Stewart Thomas D. and Stewart Dan R.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for DOUGLAS R4D-8

05 /  Aircraft of this type

All 2 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

2 of 2
N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N28TN AK 1952 · Look up ↗
N9796N TX 1952 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →