# N103AQ: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 1989-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Serial number: 183
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A00FE8
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103AQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103AQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AQ-1989-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter.md

## 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 DCA82AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA022), May 16, 1982: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N103AQ), Hooper Bay, AK, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19820516019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516019349A), May 16, 1982: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N103AQ), Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose pitched up on short final, pilots lost control. Aircraft stalled and crashed. Loaded too FAR aft CG.
- [Incident 19810507067469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507067469I), May 7, 1981: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N103AQ), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure. No brakes on steering. Pump switch, unapproved alteration, was off.

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