# N88NC: 1961 Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a) (registry code 2800304)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023)
- Serial number: 38
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1995
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AC1CAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Pen Turbo Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEN%20TURBO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Rio Grande, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Rio%20Grande)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0171° N, 74.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08242, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88NC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88NC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88NC-2013-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19900831045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831045439I), Aug 31, 1990: Dhav DHC4A (N88NC), Gilbertville, PA, 1 fatal. Main chute did not open. Chutist cut away and did not deploy emergency chute soon enough.

## Other aircraft with N88NC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88NC): NC CCX-2000, S/N CCX-2000-0123

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