# N776BF: 1980 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration cancelled 2004-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2004
- Exported to: United Arab Emirates
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 672
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1995
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2004
- Last registry action: June 25, 2004
- Mode S code: AA7F70
- Owner when cancelled: [Embassy Of United Arab Emerites/Military Attache'](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBASSY%20OF%20UNITED%20ARAB%20EMERITES%2FMILITARY%20ATTACHE')
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9354° N, 77.0618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N776BF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=776BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776BF-2004-07-01

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-6-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300.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 LAX97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA250), Jul 21, 1997: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N776BF), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to correctly diagnose and correct a reoccurring nose gear steering problem, and the improperly tensioned nose wheel steering actuator cables which provided the…

## 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 19970721045189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721045189A), Jul 21, 1997: Dhav DHC6300 (N776BF), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Veered sharply to left landing. Left runway. Snapped off nose gear. Loose actuator cables allowed wheel not centered.

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