# N24HV: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606, 16 seats)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Serial number: 109
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1997
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A22E69
- Registered owner: [Vertical Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24HV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24HV

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every U/A Canada PT6A model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (U/A Canada PT6A series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA096), Apr 23, 2005: de Havilland DHC-6 (N24HV), Deland, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20221003015919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221003015919I), Oct 3, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N24HV), Deland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Fatal skydiving incident due to medical emergency causing the skydiver to lose consciousness.
- [Incident 20160409003849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160409003849I), Apr 9, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N24HV), Deland, FL, No damage. [privacy data omitted] A 14 CFR part 65 certificated airmen with a private pilot endorsement and is a parachute instructor with over 12.000 jumps. [privacy…
- [Accident 20050423006719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423006719A), Apr 23, 2005: Dhav DHC6300 (N24HV), Deland, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) After parachute jumper [privacy data omitted] exited the jump airplane, it descended and was maneuvering to land at Deland airport when the airplane hit…
- [Incident 20050104000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050104000769I), Jan 4, 2005: Dhav DHC6* (N24HV), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 4, 2004, at the Deland municipal airport, Deland, Florida, skydiver [privacy data omitted], a foreigner from prague, czech republic was…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter/aircraft.md
- The U/A Canada PT6A series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series.md

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