# N3952B: Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2021-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 225
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2017
- Last registry action: December 27, 2017
- Mode S code: A497FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3952B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3952B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3952B-2021-05-15

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-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 ANC18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA053), Jul 10, 2018: De Havilland DHC 3 (N3952B), Hydaburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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 20180710009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180710009729A), Jul 10, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N3952B), Hydaberg, AK, Destroyed. On July 10, 2018, about 0835 Alaska daylight time, a single-engine, turbine-powered, float-equipped de havilland DHC3T otter airplane, N3952B, sustained…

## Other aircraft with N3952B

- [Cancelled 1950-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3952B-1950-12-13): Boeing E75, S/N 75-5375. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Reeves M D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEVES%20M%20D), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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