# N270PA: 1958 Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2018-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2802412)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 270
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1992
- Last registry action: September 22, 2017
- Mode S code: A2A7C2
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 69.9719° N, 150.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99519, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270PA-2018-08-18

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 (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 ANC15MA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15MA041), Jun 25, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N270PA), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 9 fatal. Probable cause: (1) the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2)…

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