Twin turboprop

N143SA

1978 Dehavilland DHC-6-300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
591
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Twin Otter International Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Las Vegas, NV
1978 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-6-300. Not a photo of N143SA.
Registration record

N143SA on the FAA register

Type
1978 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Serial
591
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Twin Otter International Ltd
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
1985-04-25
Airworthiness date
1978-06-02
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0AF66
Mode S (octal)
50127546
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-04-07
    Accident at Virgin Gorda; damage: substantial.
  • 1985-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N143SA.
  • 1978-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N143SA

N143SA is a 1978 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, serial number 591. The FAA register lists Twin Otter International Ltd as the registrant in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 1985 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 22 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 2, 1978.

N143SA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-04-07 Accident · Virgin Gorda Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA96WA110
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DH6

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.