# N778L: Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55-3245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1986
- Last registry action: August 9, 2000
- Mode S code: AA87B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Indep-Line/Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDEP-LINE%2FINC)
- Location: Carolina, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778L-2018-01-24

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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3.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 MIA87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA015), Oct 29, 1986: de Havilland DHC-3 (N778L), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 1 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 19861029052159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029052159A), Oct 29, 1986: Dhav DHC3 (N778L), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a tree during takeoff. Gross weight was one ton over maximum which reduced climb performance.

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