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Douglas DC-3 N161PR, listed in Plane Alert DB, at 7,000 ft

N161PR has a Plane Alert DB entry and reported 7,000 ft on 16 August near Clinton, Michigan.

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Map of Douglas DC-3 N161PR's recorded track near Clinton, Michigan: 8 positions over 2 minutes, about 6 miles.
Saved positions of Douglas DC-3 N161PR near Clinton, Michigan, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 6 miles (4.9 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

The Smithsonian describes the DC-3 as an all-metal aircraft with cantilever wings, retractable landing gear, trailing-edge flaps and two cowled radial engines. Plane Alert DB, a community list of aircraft that spotters follow, files N161PR under "Historic aircraft". N161PR is registered as a Douglas DC-3, according to the aircraft database. At 16:36 UTC, it reported an altitude of 7,000 ft and 144 knots over the ground.

The address A0F6BA falls in the range ICAO allocates to the United States. N161PR has a database build year of 1944, so the airframe is 82 years old. The journal has run four earlier stories about the DC-3. Its last report in this record came at 16:49 UTC, about 13 minutes after the first. A Plane Alert DB association is not evidence of the aircraft's operator on this flight or of anyone aboard.

About the Douglas DC-3

  • The Smithsonian describes the DC-3 as an all-metal aircraft with cantilever wings, retractable landing gear, trailing-edge flaps and two cowled radial engines.

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Representative Douglas DC-3 modified as a radar test aircraft, taking off in a side view.
Representative Douglas DC-3 photo (modified radar test aircraft shown). Image source and license

Recorded data for N161PR

Observation
Observed to
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDOUGLAS DC-3 Dakota
Type designatorDC3
Tail number (registration)N161PR
ICAO addressA0F6BA

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed143.7 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained7,000 ft
Watchlist association
SourcePlane Alert DB
CategoryHistoric aircraft
Pinned source version6f7a19044a8dc9ed1c5687c8d26650df7296321e
AttributionAircraft association/category: Plane Alert DB / SDR-Enthusiasts and contributors.
LicencesOpen Database License 1.0; Database Contents License 1.0
ScopeSource association only; not verified current ownership, operator, historical association or presence of any person aboard.
Record details

Public event ID: c904e84a-b4ae-4c7e-add2-e0d0e959692f.

Record revision: 2.

Evidence version: f3777a7857933843b96af1b074cbc4014ae4bd45ae8c4cbe65abc700ee8231f6.

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