# N6383: Dehavilland DHC-6, registration cancelled 1978-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6) (registry code 2802603)
- Serial number: 83
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1970
- Mode S code: A85E35
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden West Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20WEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6383
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6383-1978-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6.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 LAX75AL034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL034), Jan 9, 1975: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N6383), Whittier, CA, destroyed, 14 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 19750109005842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109005842A), Jan 9, 1975: Dhav DHC6* (N6383), Whittier, CA, Destroyed, 10 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6383

- [Cancelled 2023-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6383-2023-09-01): Boeing 767-316, S/N 41748. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Umb Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UMB%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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