# N996SA: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, registration cancelled 1993-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1993
- 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)
- Serial number: 159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1987
- Last registry action: April 20, 1993
- Mode S code: ADEA7E
- Owner when cancelled: [Mountain Air Cargo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20AIR%20CARGO%20INC)
- Location: [Denver, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Denver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4955° N, 81.0185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28037, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=996SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996SA-1993-06-16

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 DHC-6 TWIN OTTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter.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 ATL88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA083), Jan 20, 1988: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N996SA), Charlotte, NC, 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 19880119000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119000979A), Jan 19, 1988: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N996SA), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Struck trees on a night ILS approach short of the runway and below glide slope altitude. Ceiling was near zero.

## Other aircraft with N996SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996SA): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9096, built 2002

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