# N68DE: 1969 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 2009-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 229
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1988
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A9012E
- Owner when cancelled: [Newcal Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWCAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Little Ferry, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Little%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8427° N, 74.0338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07643, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68DE-2009-04-23

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-6 TWIN OTTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter.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 DCA79AA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA018), May 30, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N68DE), Rockland, ME, destroyed, 17 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 19790530042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530042679A), May 30, 1979: Dhav DHC6200 (N68DE), Rockland, ME, Destroyed, 15 fatal. Descended below mda in near zero visibility, hit trees. Incorrect flap setting, pilot fatique, cockpit procedure.

## Other aircraft with N68DE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68DE): Bellanca 7GCBC, S/N 745-74, built 1974

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