Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54D-1-DC Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:42-72503 USAAF
    Construction Number:10608
    Last Civil Registration:HC-AON
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54D-1-DC sn 42-72503 USAA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Other-Foreign Flag Carrier

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-54D-1-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72503.

    To unknown owner with c/r N17 {1}.

    To unknown owner with c/r N86 {2}.

    20 October 1954


    Photographer: John Wigzell

    16 June 1966

    To Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N860F.

    21 August 1966

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 May 1968

    Civil registration, N860F, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r HR-BFA.

    To unknown owner with c/r HR-AIA.

    To unknown owner with c/r N860F.

    Scrapped.

    By 14 April 1970

    To Ecuatoriana (Compania Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) with new c/r HC-AON (Douglas C-54D (DC-4), 10608).

    14 April 1970

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were two fatalities. There were 20,413 hours on the airframe at the time. The cargo flight departed Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America and was destined for Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama. The accident occurred at Miami, FL (United States of America) while in the initial climb. Narrative: After an instrument takeoff from runway 27R for a flight to Quito via Panama City the DC-4 reached a height of 50 feet before it began descending...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    By 14 April 1970

    To Other-Foreign Flag Carrier keeping c/r HC-AON.

    14 April 1970

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA70AM083: There were 2 fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:24 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Miami Intl. Airport, Miami, FL. The flight departed from Miami, FL, stopping at Quito, Ecuador, on the way to Panama City, Panama. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain during the initial climb. The factors included; low ceiling and fog. The sky conditions were obscured. The ceiling was 100 feet at the accident site...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=56457][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-54D-1-DC Skymaster, s/n 42-72503 USAAF, c/n 10608, c/r HC-AON[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=56457
    Copyright 1993-2025 ww.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.