# N926MA: 1968 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 PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501)
- Serial number: 133
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1997
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ACD588
- Registered owner: [Speed Star Express LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEED%20STAR%20EXPRESS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lake Elsinore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lake%20Elsinore)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6311° N, 117.3683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92530, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=926MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926MA

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.

## 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 PT6 SER 578HP)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA309), Jul 23, 1995: de Havilland DHC-6 (N926MA), Belen, NM, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARACHUTIST'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PARACHUTIST'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DOORWAY FLOOR.
- [NTSB FTW80IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA003), Oct 4, 1979: Dehailland DHC6 (N926MA), Houston, TX, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20231213018949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231213018949I), Dec 13, 2023: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N926MA), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. On 12-13-2023, the aircraft was on the 45 degree entry for right traffic at ksbp, after contacting the control tower. Airspeed on the aircraft was…
- [Incident 20180624008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008519I), Jun 24, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N926MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. The parachute jumper made a good exit from the aircraft and his parachute deployed normally but as he approached the ground he made a hard left turn. Before he…
- [Incident 20091111024399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091111024399I), Nov 11, 2009: Dhav DHC6300 (N926MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Sky diver was in a hight performance winged suite. He exited the aircraft facing forward and inflated his wings to soon. He struck the horizontal stabilizer…
- [Accident 19950723019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019249A), Jul 23, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N926MA), Belen, NM, 1 fatal. Exiting jumper hit head on doorway floor. Unconcious. Chute not deployed. Rescue tried by other jumper.
- [Incident 19940528024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528024749I), May 28, 1994: Dhav DHC61 (N926MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers collided while opening chutes. One knocked unconscious on landing died in hospital.

## 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 PT6 SER 578HP engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp.md

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