- Registered owner
- Katmai Air LLC
- Location
- Anchorage, AK
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 394
- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- February 3, 1988
- Certificate issued
- December 3, 2019
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A35153
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 28
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1976 | 1 |
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| 1983 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Airframe · Dehavilland DHC-3
AD 2025-17-08Elevator StructureAD 2023-22-17Engine Mount SectionAD 2023-18-03Flight Control SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations · 5
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB ANC15LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel’s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab.NTSB ANC14LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHomer, AKThe flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel’s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab.NTSB ANC06LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWainwright, AKThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent collision with a ditch when the airplane departed the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.NTSB ANC99LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHealy, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsafe/hazardous area for landing. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tail wind, the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and a narrow airstrip.NTSB ANC88LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle, AKThe pilot was attempting to land a heavily loaded De Havilland otter (DHC-3) on a gravel strip in rural Alaska. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that the airplane veered slightly to the right. He unlocked the tail wheel centering device and attempted to…
FAA incident reports · 9
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20200915014549ILanding: Approach · King Salmon, AK9/15/2020 This was initially reported as an accident. At 1027 am local Alaska time a DHC-3 beaver, N3125N, registered to [privacy data omitted] made an unscheduled landing in Naknek Lake near King Salmon Alaska.. The report initially stated strut failure…Accident 20150604016319ACruise/Level Flight · Skwentna, AKJune 4, 2015 approximately 1230 Alaska daylight time, a de havilland DHC-3 equipped with a Honeywell TPE331 turbine engine, experienced a vibration during cruise flight in the vicinity of Skwentna, alaksa. The airman returned to anchorage and landed without…Accident 20140530008689ACruise/Level Flight · Anchorage, AKAfter level off in cruise flight at approximately 5000 feet MSL in VMC turbulence/rain the pilot reported that there was a brief period of vibration in the airframe. The amount of vibration decreased over a 45 second period to a manageable level. The aircraft…Incident 20110316008779ILanding: Rollout · Talkeetna, AKAircraft departed Z41 with 2000 lbs of cargo. Flew over Whiskey Bravo Strip (5 miles south lake puntilla), uneventful downwind, base, final and touchdown. No wind, no precipitationas soon as tailwheel settled aircraft veered left. Left main wheel-ski…Accident 20060902018599ALevel Off Touchdown · Wainwright, AK(-23) Tailwheel locked in unsafe position for landing. PIC failed to recognize condition too late to take corrective action. Aircraft left the runway causing damage to left main landing gear and left wing. [privacy data omitted]Accident 19990427017329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Healy, AK(.4) On April 27, 1999, about 1315 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Dehavilland DHC-3 airplane, N3125N, sustained substantial damage during a landing on a remote airstrip, about 13 miles north-northeast of Healy, Alaska. The airplane was being…Incident 19920715034649IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fairbanks, AKEngine started losing oil. Made an emergency off airport landing.Incident 19890320013649IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Kenai, AKEngine malfunction. Precautionary landing on a lake. Found cylinder rocker arm and cover cracked.Accident 19880601019739ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eagle, AKLost directional control on landing and ground looped off the runway down an embankment. Tail wheel unlocked.
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
STCs that may be installed · 133
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Dehavilland DHC-3
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N3125N before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.