Single-engine turboprop

N43SP

1956 DeHavilland DHC-3T

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1956
Serial
140
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Honeywell TPE331-12JR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Samaritans Purse (Corporation)
Based
Boone, NC
Registration record

N43SP on the FAA register

Type
1956 DeHavilland DHC-3T
Serial
140
Engines
Honeywell TPE331-12JR
Registered owner
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Certificate issued
2012-03-15
Airworthiness date
2012-03-15
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A52263
Mode S (octal)
51221143
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N43SP to the current registrant.
  • 1984-08-23
    N43SP previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (s/n 669); cancelled.
  • 1984-07-21
    Accident at Tau; damage: substantial.
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N43SP

N43SP is a 1956 DeHavilland DHC-3T, serial number 140. The FAA register lists Samaritans Purse as the registrant in Boone, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 15, 2012.

N43SP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-07-21 Accident · Tau Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · LAX84FA415
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6-300

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.