N57RF1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- United States Department Of Commerce
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Lakeland, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jun 14, 1994
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 25, 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-6-300
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- 688
- 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
- A74D8D
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- 1994 – nowUnited States Department Of CommerceLakeland, FL · current
- 1980 – 1984U S Department Of CommerceMiami, FL · different airframe: Bell Uh-1h S/N 64-14145
- Date unknownU S Department Of CommerceMiami, FL · different airframe: Bell Uh-1h S/N 66-15128
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 (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 (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.
- Stabilizers · adapter · misinstalledOct 15, 2007
(CAN) WHILE REMOVING ATTACHMENT ADAPTER P/N C6FSM1814-21, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIVETS INSTALLED IN THE VERTICAL WEBS TO ADAPTER WERE THE INCORRECT TYPE. THE RIVETS REMOVED FROM THIS ADAPTER PLATE WERE A.D. RIVETS. THE CORRECT RIVET WOULD HAVE BEEN D.D. ADAPTER SHOWS SIGNS OF FRETTING CORROSION…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel control · failedNov 16, 1998
RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT IN CRUISE. AIRCRAFT LANDED. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED THAT FUEL CONTROL WAS BYPASSING 100 PERCENT OF FUEL BACK TO FUEL CONTROL. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL, ENGINE OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. FCU SENT TO OVERHAUL SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
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