# N321KA: Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 1996-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2802412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 415
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1989
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A372E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Ketchum Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KETCHUM%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N321KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321KA-1996-02-22

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 ANC93FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA152), Aug 19, 1993: De Havilland DHC-3 (N321KA), Nikabuna Lake, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: FLUID, FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR'S INADEQUATE FLIGHT TIME AND FUEL UPLOAD RECORD KEEPING.

## 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 19930819034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819034089A), Aug 19, 1993: Dhav DHC3 (N321KA), Nikabuna Lake, AK, Destroyed. Lost power. Landed in small pond. Overran water area into trees. Fuel tanks read e on takeoff per USAF passenger.

## Other aircraft with N321KA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321KA): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257142, built 2000

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