# N143DD: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (registry code 8680920)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 056
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1987
- Last registry action: February 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A0AE24
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143DD-2013-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZM609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM609), Nov 9, 1995: BUSHING. BROKEN. DURING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REPLACEMENT, FOUND INNER BUSHING ON LEG STRUCTURE TRUNNION DAMAGED WITH ONE SECTION MISSING ON THE OUTER BORDER. REMOVED AND REPL
- [SDR 95ZZZZ32](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ32), Jan 11, 1995: LIGHT ASSY. ARCED. MIA - FLT NR 5817 - PILOT REPORT CAPTAIN OVERHEAD READING LIGHT ARCED AND A SMELL OF BURNT WIRES WAS DETECTED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE ARCIING AND SM

## 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 MIA99FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA012), Oct 25, 1998: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N143DD), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the parking brake was applied prior to engine start, and the resultant inadvertent movement of the aircraft and collision with the ground power cart once No. 2 was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19981025030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025030129A), Oct 25, 1998: Aerosp ATR42300 (N143DD), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. After having started the right engine the airplane started rolling forward resulting in the right engine propeller striking the air conditioner/power unit and…

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