# N43SP: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration cancelled 1984-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 669
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1980
- Mode S code: A52263
- Owner when cancelled: [South Pacific Island Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20PACIFIC%20ISLAND%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Pago Pago, AS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AS/Pago%20Pago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43SP-1984-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-6-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300.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 LAX84FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA415), Jul 21, 1984: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N43SP), Tau, Antarctica, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19840721039569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721039569A), Jul 21, 1984: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N43SP), Tau, Manua Isl, American Samoa, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While holding yoke on final approach felt snap. No elevator control. Struck ground coming to rest against terminal.

## Other aircraft with N43SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43SP): Dehavilland DHC-3, S/N 140, built 1956

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