# N578PR: 1956 Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x) (registry code 2800508)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-816](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-816), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 14103
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1983
- Last registry action: May 24, 1986
- Mode S code: A76D76
- Owner when cancelled: [Puerto Rico International Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUERTO%20RICO%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES)
- Location: Carolina, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578PR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578PR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578PR-2013-04-23

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 DH 114 HERON 2X: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-114-heron-2x.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 MIA81IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA092), Jul 6, 1981: Dehavilland DH-114 (N578PR), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810706087639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706087639I), Jul 6, 1981: Hwksly DH1142DA (N578PR), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. On takeoff at v two speed, aircraft dropped and hit runway before continuing on. Thunderstorm passed over runway.
- [Incident 19780331012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012149I), Mar 31, 1978: Hwksly DH114/ (N578PR), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Exhaust stub broken off cylinder flange. Wiring damaged by fire.

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