Aircraft Description
N70EA is a Dehavilland DHC-6-200, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Eagle Air Transport in Ottawa, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 30, 1994. The registration certificate was issued on October 21, 2013. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2029. Powered by a P&w PT6A SER engine producing 750 horsepower, N70EA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9529A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N70EA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.3876, -88.8046 on June 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N70EA was last updated on September 9, 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 1,801 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-6-200 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N70EA. 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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NTSB Accident History (1)
| Date | NTSB # | Damage | Highest Injury | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2015 | ERA15LA124 | Substantial | None | The pilot's failure 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. |
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Last updated: 2026-08-01 01:32:20 UTC