Single-engine turboprop

N565TA

1954 DeHavilland DHC-3T

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1954
Serial
46
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc (Corporation)
Based
Talkeetna, AK
Registration record

N565TA on the FAA register

Type
1954 DeHavilland DHC-3T
Serial
46
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc
Talkeetna, AK
Certificate issued
2006-06-14
Airworthiness date
2006-06-14
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73B27
Mode S (octal)
51635447
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-04-28
    Accident at Talkeetna, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N565TA.
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N565TA

N565TA is a 1954 DeHavilland DHC-3T, serial number 46. The FAA register lists Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc as the registrant in Talkeetna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 2006 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 14, 2006.

N565TA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-04-28 Accident · Talkeetna, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC08CA065
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an overload failure of the tail ski assembly during the landing roll.

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.