# N83U: Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 1998-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 371
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1988
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: AB57C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Kenmore Air Harbor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENMORE%20AIR%20HARBOR%20INC)
- Location: [Kenmore, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kenmore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7499° N, 122.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98028, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83U-1998-01-09

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 ANC86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA160), Sep 20, 1986: de Havilland DHC-3 (N83U), American River, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19860919048009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919048009A), Sep 19, 1986: Dhav DHC3 (N83U), American River, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to climb after takeoff and hit the ground. Pilot may have over rotated with flaps improperly set.

## Other aircraft with N83U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83U): Bell 206-L4, S/N 52124, built 1995

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