Single-engine piston

N254AW

1957 DeHavilland DHC-3T

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1957
Serial
254
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Destination Alaska Air Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Homer, AK
Registration record

N254AW on the FAA register

Type
1957 DeHavilland DHC-3T
Serial
254
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Destination Alaska Air Service LLC
Homer, AK
Certificate issued
2023-12-27
Airworthiness date
1986-11-03
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2666F
Mode S (octal)
50463157
Seats (type)
16
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N254AW.
  • 2001-09-07
    Accident at Cordova, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N254AW

N254AW is a 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3T, serial number 254. The FAA register lists Destination Alaska Air Service LLC as the registrant in Homer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 16 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 3, 1986.

N254AW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-09-07 Accident · Cordova, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC01LA138
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3
Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the fracture of an engine cylinder exhaust valve.

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.