# N23BC: 1974 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration cancelled 1980-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 431
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1974
- Mode S code: A20643
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans Union Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20UNION%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8781° N, 87.6291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60604, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23BC-1980-07-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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 LAX80DA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA011), Nov 5, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N23BC), Tau, Antarctica, destroyed

## 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 19791105037699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791105037699A), Nov 5, 1979: Dhav DHC6/ (N23BC), Tau Manua Islan, American Samoa, Destroyed. Made hard landing. Bounced. Drifted off runway into trees on edge of runway.

## Other aircraft with N23BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23BC): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3514, built 2009

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