# N427LA: 1952 Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA, registration cancelled 2017-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba) (registry code 2800412)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70-4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70-4) (registry code 20006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-807](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 04353
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A5169B
- Owner when cancelled: [Los Angeles Air Taxi Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20ANGELES%20AIR%20TAXI%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0111° N, 118.4722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90405, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=427LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LA-2017-11-18

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 DH104 DOVE 6BA: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6ba.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 LAX70F0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0208), Nov 18, 1969: Dehavilland DH104 (N427LA), Laverne, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69I0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69I0071), May 23, 1969: Dehavilland DH104 (N427LA), Santa Monica, CA, incident, minor damage

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