# N403CA: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 1993-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1993
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Serial number: 598
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1993
- Last registry action: February 25, 1993
- Mode S code: A4B7F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Specialized Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALIZED%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7038° N, 97.2793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67208, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=403CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403CA-1993-10-26

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19850516029169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516029169I), May 16, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N403CA), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit from overhead panel. Vectors to airport. Screw in light socket shorted out.
- [Incident 19800708060049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708060049I), Jul 8, 1980: Dhav DHC6/ (N403CA), Middletown, PA. After takeoff, captain discovered that the nose wheel was stuck full left. Landed this way, with no problem.
- [Incident 19800208020999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208020999I), Feb 8, 1980: Dhav DHC71 (N403CA), Philadelphia, PA. Aircraft was moving out from blocks when left wing hit bottom of rudder of a parked aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N403CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403CA): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13237, built 2024
- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403CA-2018-01-18): Bombardier CL-600-2B19, S/N 7428, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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