Single-engine piston

N3125N

1960 DeHavilland DHC-3T

Registered 5 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1960
Serial
394
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Katmai Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N3125N on the FAA register

Type
1960 DeHavilland DHC-3T
Serial
394
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Katmai Air LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2019-12-03
Airworthiness date
1988-02-03
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A35153
Mode S (octal)
50650523
Seats (type)
16
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N3125N to the current registrant.
  • 2015-06-04
    Accident at Skwentna, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-05-30
    Accident at Homer, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-09-02
    Accident at Wainwright, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-04-27
    Accident at Healy, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1988-06-02
    Accident at Eagle, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1988-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-10-05
    N3125N previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 13383); cancelled.
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N3125N

N3125N is a 1960 DeHavilland DHC-3T, serial number 394. The FAA register lists Katmai Air LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 February 3, 1988.

N3125N has 5 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-06-04 Accident · Skwentna, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC15LA037
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-3T
Probable cause: The flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab.
2014-05-30 Accident · Homer, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC14LA035
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-3T
Probable cause: The flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab.
2006-09-02 Accident · Wainwright, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC06LA134
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent collision with a ditch when the airplane departed the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
1999-04-27 Accident · Healy, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC99LA057
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsafe/hazardous area for landing. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tail wind, the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and a narrow airstrip.
1988-06-02 Accident · Eagle, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC88LA066
Reported aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3
1965-02-27 Accident · Jacksonville Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0683
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140 — a different aircraft that carried the N3125N registration before this airframe.

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.