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Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

FAA model code2802606

Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER: Fixed wing multi engine, with 26 aircraft on the US register, built between 1966 and 1979.

26
On the US register
2
Engines
16
Seats
123mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Class
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine type
Turbo-prop
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1966–1979

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER aircraft were built in 1968 than in any other year: 9.

051019701975

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • FL5
  • CA3
  • CO3
  • MT3
  • DE2
  • NV2
  • AZ1
  • IL1
  • NC1
  • NY1
  • OK1
  • TN1

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

13 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (26 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Dehavilland models

All Dehavilland models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.