# N885EA: 1975 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 2007-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2007
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Serial number: 454
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1995
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1994
- Last registry action: September 20, 2005
- Mode S code: AC30CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N885EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=885EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885EA-2007-02-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR JRP2004F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JRP2004F00000), Jan 12, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. LATERAL CRACK BETWEEN RIVETS IN VERTICAL LEG OF FITTING AT WS 40 AND AT WS 47.5 FITTING IS PART OF FORWARD WING ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY. NOTE: PART NAME IS FRONT SP
- [SDR ERA00005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00005), May 13, 1995: BETA SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. RT PROPELLER FEATHERED (UNSCHEDULED) AND RT BETA LIGHT CAMEON. RETURNED TO SCC WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADJUSTED BETA SWITCHIAW DHC TAB 610/1, CONFIRMED NO OVER TORQUE

## 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 ANC02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA079), Jul 13, 2002: de Havilland DHC-6 (N885EA), Toksook Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in damage to the right wing.

## 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 20020713026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713026049A), Jul 13, 2002: Dhav DHC6 (N885EA), Toksook Bay, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) After take off from took sook bay, runway 15, aircraft encountered bird strike to right wing. Aircraft continued to intended destination bethel, AK.…

## Other aircraft with N885EA

- [Cancelled 2025-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885EA-2025-07-23): Dehavilland DHC-8-106, S/N 341, built 1992. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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