Aircraft record

N189GC1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2025)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Jun 30, 2027
Based in: Kirkland, WA; owner city / state
Engine: PT6A-27 · 680 hp; P&W Canada
Owners: 1; since 2014
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Cortez Fisher LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Kirkland, WA
Certificate issued: Jun 10, 2014
Expires: Jun 30, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Mar 15, 2015

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
Year: 1981
Serial number: 772
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: A162B4

Engine

Make and model: P&W Canada Pt6a-27
Type: Turbo-prop
Power: 680 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2014 – nowCortez Fisher LLCKirkland, WA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 9, 2025 · Whitmore, AZ

On August 9, 2025, about 1240 Pacific daylight time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300, N189GC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Whitmore, Arizona. Six passengers sustained minor injuries, and the captain, first officer and remaining eight passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight.…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Minor
Report: WPR25LA248

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR25LA248)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2002-23-13	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines	Dec 31, 2002	Engine (PT6A-27)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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