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N148SADehavilland DHC-6-300

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2030
Based in
Kirkland, WA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Zuni LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Kirkland, WA
Certificate issued
May 3, 2007
Expires
Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
May 9, 1991

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Model
DHC-6-300
Serial number
409
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
22
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0C1F9

Engine

Make and model
P&W Pt6a Ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
750 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2007 – nowZuni LLCKirkland, WA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (3)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine · bushing · failedJul 2, 2014

    MFG INSTALLED NEW FIRST STAGE SUN GEAR, WITH NEW 1ST STAGE PLANET GEAR SET ASSY. ONE OF THE GEARS, HAD A BUSHING FAILURE, CAUSING THE GEAR TO SPIN AROUND. CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL SYSTEM. GEAR HAD FOUR HRS OF TEST TIME ONLY SINCE NEW. REPAIR STATION INSTALLED THE GEARS DURING O/H AND DID…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Communications · switch · shortedApr 27, 2012

    UPON LANDING PILOT WAS INFORMED BY PASSENGER THAT TOUR STATION SEAT 6B HAD LOUD POPPING AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO SMOKE BUT ITEM DID SMELL HOT. TOUR STATION REPLACED. INSPECTED REMOVED TOUR STATION AND FOUND VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH LOOSE AND SHORTED AGAINST METAL…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · lift detector · shortedApr 19, 1995

    STALL WARNING OCCURRED AFER TAKEOFF FROM GEN AIRPORT. CREW PULLED APPLICABLE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REMAINDER OF FLIGHT FLOWN FLAPS UP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FAILED INBOARD STALL WARNING SWITCH. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN THROUGH MOIST WEATHER ON THIS DATE. THIS SWITCH WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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