# N838MA: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 2000-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Serial number: 188
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1998
- Last registry action: April 8, 1998
- Mode S code: AB7726
- Owner when cancelled: [Cca Financial Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CCA%20FINANCIAL%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1860° N, 80.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838MA-2000-03-21

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 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 ATL99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA067), Apr 5, 1999: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N838MA), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the engine oil filler cap during the preflight inspection that resulted the subsequent loss of engine power, and his in-flight decision to attempt a single engine…

## 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 19990405003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405003079A), Apr 5, 1999: Dhav DHC6 (N838MA), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Isua air taxi acft experienced #2 engine problems after take-off and returned to land on rwy 3, while N838MA was on short final another acft pulled onto the…

## Other aircraft with N838MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838MA): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7916019
- [Cancelled 2014-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838MA-2014-03-11): Learjet 60, S/N 158, built 1999. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2009-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838MA-2009-05-26): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636458, built 2009. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

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