# N212NY: 1959 Dehavilland OTTER U-1A, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland OTTER U-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a) (registry code 2800203)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 330
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1985
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A1C233
- Owner when cancelled: [Olson Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSON%20DONALD)
- Location: [Golovin, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Golovin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212NY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212NY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NY-2018-01-11

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 Dehavilland OTTER U-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a.md

## 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 ANC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA022), Jan 28, 1991: De Havilland DHC-3 (N212NY), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 AND 9 PISTON LINKRODS WHICH WERE BROKEN AT THE MASTER ROD ATTACH END. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.
- [NTSB NYC75FFA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA28), Feb 8, 1975: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N212NY), Dexter, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19910128001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910128001219A), Jan 28, 1991: Dhav DHC3 (N212NY), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power over bering sea. Landed on rough ice. Engine had several broken rods and rod bearings.
- [Accident 19750208002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002439A), Feb 8, 1975: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N212NY), Dexter, NY, Substantial damage. Plt missed two apchs. Acft struck ice in a nose dwn l wing low attitude.

## Other aircraft with N212NY

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212NY): Bombardier BD-700-1A10, S/N 60189, built 2025

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