# N800NC: Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A, registration cancelled 2001-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2001
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a) (registry code 2800304)
- Serial number: 98
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2000
- Last registry action: August 3, 2000
- Mode S code: AAE30C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hampton Lester G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMPTON%20LESTER%20G)
- Location: Tamuning, GU, Guam
- Physical address: Harmon, GU, Equatorial Guinea
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800NC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=800NC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800NC-2001-09-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CARIBOU DHC-4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3102), Jun 12, 1997: CONNECT ROD. FAILED. ENGINE BROKE A CONNECTING ROD IN-FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE WITH 25 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE STILL RAN WITH BROKEN ROD AND DID NO
- [SDR 96ZZZX5990](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5990), Oct 2, 1996: MAGNETO. FAILED. WHILE RETURNING, IN-FLIGHT, ENGINE RT MAGNETO QUIT WORKING. FURTHER INSPECTION. FOUND MAG HAD FAILED DUE TO TIMING GEARS HAVING ROTATED CAUSING MAG TO LOSE ITS 

## 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 ANC96LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA115), Aug 2, 1996: de Havilland DHC-4 (N800NC), New Stuyahok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nosegear precipitated by the failure of the hydraulic nosegear drag strut locking actuator.

## 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 19960802025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802025999A), Aug 2, 1996: Dhav DHC4A (N800NC), New Stuyahok, AK, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed landing. Hydraulic strut actuator failed remain in downlocked position. Better gear checks.

## Other aircraft with N800NC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800NC): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-0671, built 2016

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