N178RM1957 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Anchorage, AK
- Certificate issued
- Dec 4, 2013
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Other
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 30, 2005
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Dehavilland
- Model
- DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- Year
- 1957
- Serial number
- 1119
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A13868
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W R-985 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 450 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – nowD & B Aircraft Leasing LLCAnchorage, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-13 | Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate No. A-806 Previously Held by deHavilland Inc.)… | Jul 16, 2007 | Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))Only with: Equipped with wing lift strut assemblies P/Ns C2W1103, C2W1103A, C2W1104, or C2W1104A. |
| 2004-21-06 | deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II Airplanes and Bombardier Inc. Model… | Dec 6, 2004 | Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))Only with: DHC-3 airplanes only when powered by radial engines. |
| 99-15-07 | deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes | Sep 10, 1999 | Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Ignition · magneto · no indicationSep 13, 2023
PILOT TOOK OFF AND BELIEVED TO HAVE ENTERED A POWERFUL DOWN DRAFT, THE PLANE WAS NOT CLIMING AS IT SHOULD, HE APPLIED FULL POWER (VS TAKE OFF POWER). AFTER CLEARING OBSTACLES AND REDUCING POWER TO NORMAL CLIMB POWER, ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE 200-300RPM EITHER SIDE OF THE DESIRED SETPOINT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026