N704651977 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- United States Air Force
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Usaf Academy, CO
- Certificate issued
- Nov 17, 1977
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 31, 1978
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 TWIN OTTER
- Year
- 1977
- Serial number
- 554
- 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
- A966B2
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-60a
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1050 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1977 – nowUnited States Air ForceUsaf Academy, CO · current
- 1960 – 1972Currys AviationMexia, TX · different airframe: Piper J3c-65 S/N 17464
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-60A)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
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.
- Landing gear · stud · shearedAug 30, 2012
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REMOVED FOR A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. A STUD THAT IS PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FOUND SHEARED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control rod · faultyNov 24, 2004
DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL ROD, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROD DID NOT HAVE A CRIMPED SLEEVE WHICH IT SHOULD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control rod · faultyNov 24, 2004
DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL ROD, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROD DID NOT HAVE A CRIMPED SLEEVE WHICH IT SHOULD.
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