# N538DS: 1992 Dehavilland DHC-8-311, registration cancelled 2003-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2003
- Exported to: Bahamas
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-8-311](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311) (registry code 2809005)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (registry code 52129)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13NM), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 323
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 2003
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2003
- Last registry action: February 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A6CE81
- Owner when cancelled: [Bombardier Capital Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOMBARDIER%20CAPITAL%20INC)
- Location: [Colchester, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Colchester)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5541° N, 73.2255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05446, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538DS-2003-10-30

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-8-311: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311.md

## Other aircraft with N538DS

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538DS-2019-09-06): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.628, built 2006. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Fxe Flight Center Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FXE%20FLIGHT%20CENTER%20CORP), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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