# N26641: 1955 Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 1981-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 134
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1977
- Mode S code: A29845
- Owner when cancelled: [Maxon Buck](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAXON%20BUCK)
- Location: [Kotzebue, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kotzebue)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 67.2486° N, 161.0407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99752, within about 36 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26641
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26641
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26641-1981-09-30

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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3.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 ANC78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA059), Jul 22, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76AA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA106), Jun 23, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19780722043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722043029A), Jul 22, 1978: Dhav DHC3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed
- [Incident 19780417028501I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028501I), Apr 17, 1978: Dhav DHC3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Pilot started engine and while talking on radio started taxiing. Wing hit turning prop of 80124 waiting for svfr.
- [Accident 19760623041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623041889A), Jun 23, 1976: Dhav DHC3 (N26641), Kotzebue, AK, Damage unknown. Acft flown on rear tank for 2 hours. Landed on small gravel bar in river.

## Other aircraft with N26641

- [Cancelled 1949-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26641-1949-06-14): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 1983. Owner: [Buffalo Bill Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFFALO%20BILL%20FLYING%20CLUB), [North Platte, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/North%20Platte)

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