Twin turboprop

N143Z

1974 Dehavilland DHC-6-300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
437
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation (Government)
Based
Boise, ID
1974 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-6-300. Not a photo of N143Z.
Registration record

N143Z on the FAA register

Type
1974 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Serial
437
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
1992-09-14
Airworthiness date
1982-01-14
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0B014
Mode S (octal)
50130024
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N143Z to the current registrant.
  • 1992-01-08
    N143Z previously assigned to a Homebuilt VC-47D (s/n 4349281); cancelled.
  • 1982-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
  • 1965-05-18
    N143Z previously assigned to a Beechcraft T-34B (s/n BG-162); cancelled.
Overview

About N143Z

N143Z is a 1974 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, serial number 437. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 1992 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 22 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 14, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N143Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N143Z.

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.