# N455A: 1957 Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2802412)
- 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: 206
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2005
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A584AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gci Communication Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GCI%20COMMUNICATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=455A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455A-2015-05-06

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 (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 ANC10MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10MA068), Aug 9, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N455A), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's temporary unresponsiveness for reasons that could not be established from the available information. Contributing to the investigation's inability to determine exactly what occurred in…

## 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 20100809045749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809045749A), Aug 9, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N455A), Aleknagik, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. N455A, a single engine, turbine-powred, amphibious float-equipped Dehavilland DHC-3T sustained substantial damage when it impacted mountainous, tree-covered…

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