# N3434: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 2018-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2018
- 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: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 193
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2014
- Last registry action: January 9, 2014
- Mode S code: A3CB57
- Owner when cancelled: [First Coast Air Charter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20COAST%20AIR%20CHARTER%20LLC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1959° N, 81.5023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32256, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3434
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3434-2018-03-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 IAD05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA073), Jun 4, 2005: de Havilland DHC-6 (N3434), Rittman, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CHI85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA151), Apr 3, 1985: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N3434), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 20050604012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050604012369A), Jun 4, 2005: Dhav DHC6300 (N3434), Rittman, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot #2 was "checking out" pilot #1, they picked up some parachutist and came back down got another load and dropped them off also. On the approach to…
- [Accident 19850403012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403012889A), Apr 3, 1985: Dhav DHC6200 (N3434), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Assumed yawing due to engine failure. Reduced power, bounced off runway side, sheared nosegear. No engine failure.
- [Incident 19801126080729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080729I), Nov 26, 1980: Dhav DHC6200 (N3434), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. One engine would not accelerate above idle, takeoff aborted. Accessory section oil screen blocked with carbon.
- [Incident 19781209022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209022129I), Dec 9, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Low voltage from auxiliary battery caused reverse current relay to chatter and weld. Fire resulted.
- [Incident 19780727036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036149I), Jul 27, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Engine failed after loud bang. It was out of oil and gas generator had seized.
- [Incident 19780420011199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011199I), Apr 20, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N3434), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Engine shutdown and aircraft diverted after oil pressure fluctuation, torque deterioration and increased itt.

## Other aircraft with N3434

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3434): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, S/N 40.N619, built 2023
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3434-undated): Curtiss Wright JN4C, S/N 39159. Owner: [Connor A L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNOR%20A%20L), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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