- Registered owner
- Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation
- Location
- Boise, ID
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- 437
- Year built
- 1974
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- January 14, 1982
- Certificate issued
- September 14, 1992
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A0B014
Dehavilland DHC-6-300TCDS A9EAAirframe · Dehavilland DHC-6-300Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A series
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney PT6A model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 85
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1967 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Airframe · Dehavilland DHC-6-300
AD 2023-10-02Indicating/Recording System, NavigationAD 2022-11-12Engine ControlsAD 2022-11-09Wing StructureInformation bulletins that may apply · 5
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N143ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Dehavilland DHC-6-300 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N143ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Dehavilland DHC-6-300 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2003FA0001204Pad · deterioratedREPORTED (AFT FUEL LOW) LIGHT ILLUMINATING WITH 300-400 LBS REMAINING ON GAUGE. (SHOULD BE 110 LBS). TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FLAPPER PAD (SEAL) WAS DETERIORATED TO THE CONSISTENCY OF A (GUMMY BEAR). AS FUEL IS MOVED INTO THE NR 5 (ENG FEED) TANK, BY MOTIVESDR 98ZZZX1529Circuit Breaker · failedINSTALLED 'OVERHAULED' REVERSE CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER ON AIRCRAFT. PLACED BATTERY SWITCH AND MASTER TO 'ON'. BATTERY WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND AN 'OPEN' BETWEEN THE 'GENERATOR FIELD SWITCH TERMINALS'; THUS, NOT ALLOWING THE BATTE
STCs that may be installed · 316
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 316 STCs
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N143Z before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.