# N928RK: 1954 Dehavilland DHC-3, registration cancelled 2017-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-815](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1986
- Last registry action: July 21, 2014
- Mode S code: ACDD63
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow King Lodge Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20KING%20LODGE%20INC)
- Location: [Lemoore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lemoore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2861° N, 119.8341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93245, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N928RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=928RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N928RK-2017-12-13

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 ANC15FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA071), Sep 15, 2015: Dehavilland DHC 3T (N928RK), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the…

## 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 20150915020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150915020359A), Sep 15, 2015: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N928RK), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. A turbine otter with a Garrett conversion on floats from rainbow king lodge departed east wind lake in Iliamna with 9 passengers aboard at 0600. After takeoff…

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