Aircraft Description
N56RF is a 1982 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to United States Department of Commerce in Lakeland, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 21, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on May 3, 2007. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-27 engine producing 680 horsepower, N56RF is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7260E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N56RF was last tracked by AviatorDB near Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N56RF was last updated on October 20, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-6-300 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N56RF. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC