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N32571969 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 6, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Rapidan, VA
owner city / state
Engine
PT6 SER 578HP · 550 hp
U/A Canada
Owners
1
since 1984
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1985
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Partnership
City, state
Rapidan, VA
Certificate issued
Aug 31, 1984
Canceled
Nov 6, 2012
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 14, 1969

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 TWIN OTTER
Year
1969
Serial number
192
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
16
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A38430

Engine

Make and model
U/A Canada Pt6 Ser 578hp
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
550 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. 1984 – 2012PartnershipRapidan, VA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 12, 1985 · Homer City, PA

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE ALONG ABOUT A 5 MILE DISTANCE. SOME WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE ACFT ALTITUDE AS JUST ABOVE TREETOPS. WITNESS HEARD ENGINE SOUNDS AND SAW LIGHTS ON THE ACFT. THE ACFT FLIGHT WAS ON A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 1250 FT. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED ALONG A DISTANCE OF 375 FT AND ORIENTED ON A 160 DEGREE…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
NYC86FA006

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC86FA006)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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