Twin turboprop

N70EA

Dehavilland DHC-6-200

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
139
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport (Corporation)
Based
Ottawa, IL
Registration record

N70EA on the FAA register

Type
Dehavilland DHC-6-200
Serial
139
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport
Ottawa, IL
Certificate issued
2013-10-21
Airworthiness date
1994-06-30
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9529A
Mode S (octal)
52251232
Seats (type)
24
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-09
    Accident at Sebastian, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N70EA to the current registrant.
  • 1994-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-05-05
    N70EA previously assigned to a Bell 206L I/C30P / 206L-1 (s/n 45747); cancelled.
Overview

About N70EA

N70EA is a Dehavilland DHC-6-200, serial number 139. The FAA register lists Eagle Air Transport as the registrant in Ottawa, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 24 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 30, 1994.

N70EA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-02-09 Accident · Sebastian, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA15LA124B
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC 6 200
Probable cause: The failure of the other airplane pilot 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.

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.