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N778LDehavilland DHC-3

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 24, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 1986)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Carolina, PR
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1986
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1986
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Last registered owner
Indep-Line/INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Carolina, PR
Certificate issued
Feb 13, 1986
Canceled
Jan 24, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Sep 22, 1986

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-3
Serial number
55-3245
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
16
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AA87B9

Engine

Make and model
P&W R1340 Series
Type
Reciprocating
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
  1. 1986 – 2018Indep-Line/INCCarolina, PR

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 29, 1986 · San Juan, PR

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT USED MOST OF THE RWY TO TAKEOFF, REACHED AN APRX ALTITUDE OF 60 FEET, THEN PULLED UP TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT. HOWEVER, THE ACFT STRUCK A TALL PALM TREE & CRASHED BETWEEN 2 ROADS, NEAR AN INTERSECTION, WHERE THE ROADS MERGED. THE CARGO WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT & WEIGHED. COMPUTATIONS SHOWED THAT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT WAS EXCEEDED BY…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA87FA015

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA87FA015)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2004-21-06deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II Airplanes and Bombardier Inc. Model…Dec 6, 2004Airframe (DHC-3)Only with: DHC-3 airplanes only when powered by radial engines.
99-11-02Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating EnginesJul 19, 1999Engine (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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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

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