# N96RA: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration cancelled 1989-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 610
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AD5B45
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96RA-1989-12-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-6-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300.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 LAX87IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87IA176), Apr 11, 1987: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N96RA), Agana (Pacific Ocean), incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870411018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411018249I), Apr 11, 1987: Dhav DHC6300 (N96RA), Agana, HI. Pilot became unconscious, copilot landed aircraft.
- [Incident 19820517028119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517028119I), May 17, 1982: Dhav DHC6300 (N96RA), Dallas, TX. Smoke from copilots panel on turn off to high speed taxiway. Shut off master. Audio panel lights had shorted.

## Other aircraft with N96RA

- [Cancelled 2019-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96RA-2019-08-01): Piper PA-39, S/N 39-86, built 1971. Exported to France. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)

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