# N3904: 1954 Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2013-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2013
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202)
- 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: 54
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2008
- Last registry action: February 26, 2008
- Mode S code: A485AD
- Owners when cancelled: [Penner Carl F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENNER%20CARL%20F), [Fowler Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOWLER%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Midway, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Midway)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5041° N, 111.5134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84049, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3904
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3904
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3904-2013-03-08

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 ANC03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA021), Dec 28, 2002: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3904), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper and undocumented major repair of the elevator torque tube support assembly by an unknown person, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the airplane's right elevator, and a…
- [NTSB ANC83IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA007), Oct 27, 1982: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3904), Homer, AK, incident, minor damage

## 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 20021228035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228035099A), Dec 28, 2002: Dhav DHC3 (N3904), Nicolai, AK, Destroyed. (-23) On December 30, 2002 DHC-3 (otter) crashed on landing at a remote lodge strip (amos lakes), approximately 40 miles north of farewell Alaska. As of this…
- [Incident 19821026068459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026068459I), Oct 26, 1982: Dhav DHC3 (N3904), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Incident information not included in report.

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