Twin turboprop

N8100L

1989 Dehavilland DHC-8-103

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
146
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bridgewater, VA
Registration record

N8100L on the FAA register

Type
1989 Dehavilland DHC-8-103
Serial
146
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc
Bridgewater, VA
Certificate issued
2013-10-23
Airworthiness date
2014-12-02
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AB0BBF
Mode S (octal)
52605677
Seats (type)
39
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2013-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8100L to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-03
    N8100L previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17256300); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N8100L

N8100L is a 1989 Dehavilland DHC-8-103, serial number 146. The FAA register lists Dynamic Avlease Inc as the registrant in Bridgewater, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A engines and 39 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 2, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8100L. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-03-06 Accident · Waldport, OR Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA05CA055
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N8100L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude/clearance during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. A factor was the tall grass on the turf runway, which slowed the airplane's acceleration during the takeoff roll.
1992-08-09 Accident · Lakeview, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA92LA175
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N8100L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE SOFT TERRAIN.
1975-03-25 Accident · Sacramento,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0567
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8100L registration before this airframe.
1969-12-06 Accident · Laytonville,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4490
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8100L 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.