Models / Dehavilland / DHC-3 / N87AW Aircraft record N87AW 1954 Dehavilland DHC-3 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2011) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Mar 31, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2011 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Summit Leasing LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Kenai, AK
Certificate issued Nov 4, 2004
Expires Mar 31, 2029
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Aug 22, 1997 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
Year 1954
Serial number 52
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 ABF412 Engine
Make and model P&W Pt6a Series
Type Turbo-prop
Power 500 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2004 – now Summit Leasing LLC Kenai, AK · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs 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 (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record