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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54G-15-DO Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:45-0629 USAAF
    Construction Number:36082
    Last Civil Registration:N4989P
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54G-15-DO sn 45-0629 USAA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aero Union Corporation, Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, California

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-54G-15-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0629.

    30 March 1979

    To Aero Union Corporation, Chico, CA with new c/r N4989P.

    Based at Aero Union Corporation, Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.
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    Operated as fire service #19.

    7 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Hemet Ryan CA

    21 June 1995

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were two fatalities. There were 23,507 hours on the airframe at the time. It was a local fire fighting flight from Hemet-Ryan Field, CA (HMT/KHMT), United States of America. The accident occurred at 1,6 km (1 mls) E of Ramona, CA (United States of America) while on approach. Narrative: A Beechcraft 58P Baron (N156Z) operated by the US Forest Service took off from Ontario Airport at 08:00 for aerial fire suppression activities over the Butterfield Ranch about 30 miles northeast of Ramona Airport...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    21 June 1995

    Crashed.
    There were three fatalities. The accident occurred at the Ramona Airport (L39) Ramona, CA, United States while on appoach. The airframe was destroyed. A douglas C-54G beech 58P were on a fire suppression mission with the usda forest service. The C-54 (tanker 19) was being used as an aerial tanker, while the beech 58 (lead 56) was on a lead operation. Lead 56 departed the fire area about 5 minutes before tanker 19...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    26 August 1995

    Civil registration, N4989P, cancelled.

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