N435B1956 Dehavilland DHC-3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Single Otter Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Ketchikan, AK
- Certificate issued
- Feb 14, 2006
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 1, 2004
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
- DHC-3
- Year
- 1956
- Serial number
- 183
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 11
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A535CA
Engine
- Make and model
- Pezetel Asz-621r-M18
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 967 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2006 – nowSingle Otter Leasing LLCKetchikan, AK · current
- until 1991Individual ownerOtawa, KS · different airframe: Beechcraft 35 S/N D1443
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-21-06 | deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II Airplanes and Bombardier Inc. Model… | Dec 6, 2004 | Airframe (DHC-3)Only with: DHC-3 airplanes only when powered by radial engines. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Fuselage · lift strut · crackedSep 18, 2006
FOUND RT WING STRUT CRACKED AT LOWER END DURING AICRAFT INSPECTION PROGRAM. 20 DAYS AND 16 HOURS LATER FOUND LT WING STRUT CRACKED AT LOWER END. AIRCRAFT HAS AOG 400 LB UP-GROSS STC SA00438NY INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Fuselage · door frame · corrodedApr 20, 2006
FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUTS (DOOR POSTS) CORRODED THROUGH FROM INSIDE OUT. THIS IS THE SAME DESIGN AS THE DOOR POST THAT ARE REQUIRED BY AD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15 YEARS OR INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY ULTRASOUND. (K)
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