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Dehavilland DHC-6-300: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

59currently registered

50average age (years)

1977median model year

22seats

2engines

Accident-rate context

169.5NTSB events per 1,000 registered

10NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Dehavilland DHC-6-300 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Dehavilland DHC-6-300 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Nevada	15
Washington	8
Florida	8
Montana	6
Delaware	4
California	4

Dehavilland DHC-6-300 airframes with a public accident record

These Dehavilland DHC-6-300 aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N56RF 1982 · 1 record prior tail number
N614AR 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N241SA 1977 · 2 records
N142SA 1969 · 1 record
N178GC 1980 · 1 record

Other Dehavilland models

DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · 91 registered
BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · 76 registered
DHC-2 · 66 registered
TIGER MOTH DH 82A · 52 registered
DHC-3 · 48 registered
DHC-2 MK 1 · 40 registered
BEAVER DHC-2 · 38 registered
DHC-6 TWIN OTTER · 26 registered

Was this Dehavilland DHC-6-300 ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Dehavilland DHC-6-300 that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Dehavilland DHC-6-300 by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24