# N3257: 1969 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 2012-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501)
- Serial number: 192
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1969
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1984
- Last registry action: August 1, 1996
- Mode S code: A38430
- Owner when cancelled: [B&B Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%26B%20PARTNERSHIP)
- Location: [Rapidan, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Rapidan)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3213° N, 78.0404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22733, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257-2012-11-06

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 TWIN OTTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter.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 NYC86FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA006), Oct 12, 1985: de Havilland DHC-6 (N3257), Homer City, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19851011056309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011056309A), Oct 11, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N3257), Homer City, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal
- [Incident 19800411049159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411049159I), Apr 11, 1980: Dhav DHC6* (N3257), Springfield, IL. Aircraft ran off runway while making crosswind landing.

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