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Douglas DC-6B

FAA model code3021712

Douglas DC-6B: Fixed wing multi engine, with 9 aircraft on the US register, built between 1954 and 1959.

9
On the US register
4
Engines
96
Seats
216mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Douglas
Class
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Build years on the register
1954–1959

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Douglas DC-6B aircraft were built in 1957 than in any other year: 2.

0121955

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • AK7
  • FL1
  • UT1

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

1 NTSB record matches an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (9 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Douglas models

All Douglas models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.