# N173GC: 1970 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration cancelled 2026-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2026
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 295
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2005
- Last registry action: June 3, 2023
- Mode S code: A124EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Diamond Bar LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20BAR%20LLC)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173GC-2026-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-6-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300.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 GCNA20160725001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GCNA20160725001), Jul 20, 2016: UNKNOWN. ODOR. WHILE IN FLIGHT, CREW SMELLED SMOKE. THE CREW OPENED THE BUS TIE AND ISOLATED THE ELECTRICAL POWER. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE 
- [SDR GCNA20141030001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GCNA20141030001), Oct 29, 2014: ENGINE. SHUTDOWN. PILOT TOOKOFF, THEN REPORTED THAT AT 400 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW HEARD WEIRD NOISES AND FELT PITCH CHANGES. RIGHT TORQUE INDICATED HIGH, WITH RT PROP RPM F

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20241213019219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241213019219I), Dec 13, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N173GC), South Burlingto, VT, Minor damage. On 12/13/2024 at approximately 0933EST, a 1970 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, being operated by [privacy data omitted], a 14 CFR part 135 certficate holder operating a…
- [Incident 20001108028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001108028059I), Nov 8, 2000: Dhav DHC6300 (N173GC), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The a/c was taxiing to the end of the parking row. There was a portable deicing tower at the end of the parking row. As the captain was guided into…
- [Incident 20000914027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914027359I), Sep 14, 2000: Dhav DHC6300 (N173GC), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23)While taxing between two rows of parked aircraft, the left wing passed over a parked seneca ii's rudder but the left flap hinge, which extends…

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