Twin turboprop

N30EA

1968 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1968
Serial
191
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ottawa, IL
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Registration record

N30EA on the FAA register

Type
1968 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter
Serial
191
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport Inc
Ottawa, IL
Certificate issued
1999-05-25
Airworthiness date
1998-06-10
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A31D5E
Mode S (octal)
50616536
Seats (type)
16
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-09
    Accident at Sebastian, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2001-06-16
    Accident at Ottawa, IL; damage: minor.
  • 1999-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N30EA to the current registrant.
  • 1998-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-03-16
    N30EA previously assigned to a Bell 206L-3 (s/n 51037); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N30EA

N30EA is a 1968 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter, serial number 191. The FAA register lists Eagle Air Transport Inc as the registrant in Ottawa, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 1999 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 16 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 10, 1998.

N30EA has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-02-09 Accident · Sebastian, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA15LA124A
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC 6 TWIN Otter
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient hydraulic pressure to operate the airplane's brakes, her subsequent loss of airplane control, and ground collision with an airplane.
2001-06-16 Accident · Ottawa, IL Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · CHI01LA167
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Probable cause: the failure of the passenger to maintain clearance from the windmilling propeller after exiting the airplane.

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.