- Registered owner
- Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Co Inc
- Location
- Rosharon, TX
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 228
- Year built
- 1969
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- December 1, 1994
- Certificate issued
- May 27, 2016
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A200E9
Dehavilland DHC-6-200TCDS A9EAAirframe · Dehavilland DHC-6-200TCDS E4EAEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 61
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 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Airframe · Dehavilland DHC-6-200
AD 2023-10-02Indicating/Recording System, NavigationAD 2022-11-12Engine ControlsAD 2022-11-09Wing StructureInformation bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N228YKMatched 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-6-200 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 4
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20220731022469IWhitewright, TXAt about 13:30 parachutist [privacy data omitted]uspa member [privacy data omitted], A-101737 made a 3/4 braked l/h turn at about 100'. He impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. He did not survive. This is a parachute operation in which the parachutist…Incident 20050501007969IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] attempted to release his main parachute after experiencing a malfunction. The left main riser failed to release before the reserve canopy began to deploy resulting in a main/reserve entanglement. Witness observed jumper…Incident 20050115003129IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] on 99th jump experienced malfunction on main canopy pd spectre 210. #6 cell non load bearing rib separated from nose to rear cross-port near c-line resulting in severe line twist from 3000 ft AGL until 1500 ft AGL.…Incident 20010415009689IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23)[privacy data omitted] first jump student [privacy data omitted] . Witness states that at approximately 100 ft. jumper pulled toggles down to half brakes thus increasing his travel to the rear then pulled r toggle and struck beam on building 10 ft. above…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N228YKGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Dehavilland DHC-6-200 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 233
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 233 STCs