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
1956
Serial number
159
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
AD575C
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
1997 – 2021Pantechnicon Aviation LtdMinden, NV
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
May 13, 2019 · Ketchikan, AK
The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which prevented the two pilots from seeing the other airplane before the collision, and the absence of visual and aural alerts from both airplanes’ traffic display systems, while operating in a geographic area with a high concentration of air tour activity. Contributing to the accident were (1) the Federal Aviation Administration’s provision…
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.
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 (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.
Flight controls · bearing · destroyedJul 30, 2018
PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING THE RUDDER SO THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDING SAFELY. WHILE INSPECTING THE RUDDER SYSTEM, THE BOTTOM BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE IN PIECES WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN RUDDER WAS IN MOTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · strut · crackedNov 20, 2003
LOWER END OF STRUT CRACKED BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER ATTACH LUGS (IN THE WEB) FROM BOTTOM OF STRUT UP .7500-1 INCH. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSED THE CRACK. THE CRACK WAS VERY OBVIOUS, VIEW WAS UNOBSTRUCTED AND EASILY DETECTED DURING 100 HOUR INSP. DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY WAY TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.