N238PTDehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Nordluft LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Certificate issued
- Aug 29, 2022
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 28, 1996
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Dehavilland
- Model
- CARIBOU DHC-4A
- Serial number
- 238
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 32
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A2278F
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W R-2000 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 1450 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowNordluft LLCColorado Springs, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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.
- Wings · skin · damagedJun 8, 2014
RIGHT WING SKIN DAMAGED NEAR OTBD SIDE ACCESS PANEL. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW REPAIR MANUAL AND REPAIR PROCEDURE 1004480.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · valve · inoperativeJan 16, 2013
20 MINUTES IN FLIGHT, IN A CLIMB RT ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMP WARNING. CREW INITIATED RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. R & R RT ENGINE THERMOSTATIC VALVE IAW ENGINE MM 79-20-03. PERFORMED GROUND RUN, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED. PN, OFF 3036946, SN OFF 4729, PN ON 3036946, SN ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · overheatedJan 14, 2013
10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE EXPERIENCE NR 2 ENGINE OVER OIL TEMP. CREW REDUCED POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE, OIL OVER TEMP OCCURRED AGAIN, CREW THEN INITIATED AND COMPLETED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND INSPECTED ENGINE OIL FILTER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REPLACED OIL FILTER AS A PRECAUTION.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026