N491K1962 Dehavilland DHC-3
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Katmai Air LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Anchorage, AK
- Certificate issued
- May 29, 2019
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 23, 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
- DHC-3
- Year
- 1962
- Serial number
- 434
- 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
- A614B0
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W R1340 Series
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 600 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – nowKatmai Air LLCAnchorage, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (2)
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. |
| 99-11-02 | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating Engines | Jul 19, 1999 | Engine (R1340 SERIES) |
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.
- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedJul 12, 1997
AKN - EN ROUTE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT REINDEER BAY, NAKNEK LAKE. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXHAUST SIDE ROCKER CHAMBER CRACKED THROUGH ROCKER AXLE PIN BORES. SUSPECT CAUSES: COULD BE INCORRECT ROCKER AXLE TORQUE OR VALVE STICKING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · condenser failedSep 4, 1996
ENGINE DEVELOPED ROUGHNESS, DETERMINED TO BE MAGNETO FAILURE. PILOT LANDED AND TAXIED ON BEACH WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE EXHAUST ROCKER CHAMBER NR 1 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED, PRESUMABLY FROM ENGINE ROUGHNESS. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedAug 27, 1996
ON COMPANY FLIGHT 8-27-96, AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WHILE EN ROUTE BECAUSE OF LT MAGNETO FAILURE. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED NR 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER CHAMBER WAS CRACKED. CYLINDER REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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