Twin turboprop

N189GC

1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
772
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cortez Fisher LLC (LLC)
Based
Kirkland, WA
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1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
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Registration record

N189GC on the FAA register

Type
1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300
Serial
772
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Registered owner
Cortez Fisher LLC
Kirkland, WA
Certificate issued
2014-06-10
Airworthiness date
2015-03-15
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A162B4
Mode S (octal)
50261264
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-09
    Accident at Whitmore, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2014-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N189GC.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N189GC

N189GC is a 1981 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, serial number 772. The FAA register lists Cortez Fisher LLC as the registrant in Kirkland, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines and 22 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 15, 2015.

N189GC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-09 Accident · Whitmore, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR25LA248
Reported aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6-300
Preliminary report: On August 9, 2025, about 1240 Pacific daylight time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300, N189GC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Whitmore, Arizona. Six passengers sustained minor injuries, and the captain, first officer and remaining eight passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight. The flight departed from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU), Boulder City, Nevada, to transport the passengers to Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (1Z1), Whitmore, Arizona, where they were scheduled to begin a river tour. The airplane was the second in a group of four, that were due to arrive at…
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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.