N153QS

Cancelled 2026

Deregistered aircraft · 2013 Viking Air DHC-6-400 · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series

Cancelled
March 15, 2026
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
869
Year built
2013
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-prop
Airworthiness
Restricted, other, aerial surveying, patrolling
Airworthiness date
December 16, 2015
Certificate issued
December 21, 2017
Last registry action
April 7, 2023
Mode S code
A0D6C3
Owner when cancelled
Bank Of Utah Trustee
Owner type
Corporation

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N153QS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N153QS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Service difficulty reports · 8

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

SDR 2019FA0000164Control Quadrant · looseTHE QUADRANT ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE QUADRANT. UPON LAST INSTALLATION A INDEX LINE WAS PLACED ON THE TUBE AND QUADRANT. WITH THE GUST LOCK ON AND THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF TMay 27, 2019 · N153QS · Vikair DHC6400 · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2019FA0000163Control Quadrant · looseTHE QUADRANT ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE QUADRANT. UPON LAST INSTALLATION A INDEX LINE WAS PLACED ON THE TUBE AND QUADRANT. WITH THE GUST LOCK ON AND THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF TMay 27, 2019 · N153QS · Vikair DHC6400 · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2019FA0000162Control Quadrant · looseTHE QUADRANT ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE QUADRANT. UPON LAST INSTALLATION A INDEX LINE WAS PLACED ON THE TUBE AND QUADRANT. WITH THE GUST LOCK ON AND THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF TMay 27, 2019 · N153QS · Vikair DHC6400 · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2019FA0000161Control Quadrant · looseTHE QUADRANT ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE QUADRANT. UPON LAST INSTALLATION A INDEX LINE WAS PLACED ON THE TUBE AND QUADRANT. WITH THE GUST LOCK ON AND THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF TMay 27, 2019 · N153QS · Vikair DHC6400 · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2019FA0000160Control Quadrant · looseTHE QUADRANT ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE QUADRANT. UPON LAST INSTALLATION A INDEX LINE WAS PLACED ON THE TUBE AND QUADRANT. WITH THE GUST LOCK ON AND THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF TMay 27, 2019 · N153QS · Vikair DHC6400 · Rudder Control SystemSDR FAA2018052500164Pressure Switch · intermittentAFTER TAKE OFF, AT 300 FT, THE NR 2 PROPELLER AUTOFEATHERED, THE AUTOFEATHER WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE PROPELLER UNFEATHERED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS. TORQUE WAS OBSERVED BY THE CREW DURING THE AUTOFEATHER AND THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO PREVENT AN OVER TORMay 25, 2018 · N153QS · Dhav DHC6 · Propeller Controlling SystemSDR 2018FA0000040Bellcrank · looseRUDDER TORQUE TUBE, BELL CRANK ATTACHMENT RIVETS AND BELL CRANK SHOWING SIGNS OF BEING LOOSE. ATTACH RIVETS ARE SMOKING.Jan 16, 2018 · N153QS · Dhav DHC6* · Rudder Control SystemSDR 2015FA0000367Structure · crackedTHE ACFT FITTED WITH AMPHIB FLOATS HAD A NOSE GEAR FAILURE PREVIOUSLY AT 344.5 HRS. INITIAL FINDINGS OF THE FAILURE WERE THOUGHT TO BE FROM INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. NEW PARTS WERE FITTED AT THAT TIME. AT AFTT 422.6, JULY 2, 2015 THE NOSE GEARS WERE REMOVEDJul 6, 2015 · N153QS · Dhav DHC6* · Nose/Tail Landing Gear