# N270PA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270PA

## Aircraft that carried N270PA

- [Cancelled 2018-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270PA-2018-08-18): Dehavilland DHC-3, S/N 270, built 1958. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N270PA (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 ANC15MA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15MA041), Jun 25, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N270PA), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 9 fatal. Probable cause: (1) the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2)…

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