N203E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER cancelled July 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 53
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 2001
- Last FAA action
- July 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Adventure Aviation LLC (Corporation)
Dover, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N203E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-6-100 · serial 53
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of power in the right engine due to the fracturing of compressor turbine blades for undetermined reasons. Contributing to some parachutists' injuries was the lack of a more effective restraint system on the airplane.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-6
THE FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE JUMP AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INABILITY OF THE JUMP AIRCRAFT PILOT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE HELICOPTER.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site