N2740X1953 Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Rustair INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Anchorage, AK
- Certificate issued
- Mar 26, 1990
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 4, 1993
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-Kenmore
- Model
- DHC-2
- Year
- 1953
- Serial number
- 579
- 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
- A2B7C6
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- 1990 – nowRustair INCAnchorage, AK · current
- until 1965Cessna Aircraft Companydifferent airframe: Cessna 180h S/N 18051540
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
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.
- Landing gear · mount bracket · deformedJul 24, 2019
MOUNT BRACKET HAS ELONGATION OF ALL ATTACHMENT HOLES. AND EXHIBITS CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · separatedAug 8, 1999
NR 2 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL. AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED UNTHREADING OF CYLINDER HEAD/BARREL AT OVERHAUL OR MANUFACTURE OF NEW CYLINDER ASSY. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bulkhead · corrodedApr 4, 1995
AFTER REMOVING HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH BRACKET, C2FS543A, TO INCORPORATE MOD 2/1338, BULKHEAD FOUND PERFORATED BY CORROSION. DAMAGE WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL FITTING WAS REMOVED. ALL AREAS ON TAIL WHERE STEEL FITTINGS ARE RIVETED TO ALUMINUM STRUCTURE SHOULD BE SUSPECT. AIRPLANE IS OPERATED AS A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · spar doubler · corrodedApr 4, 1995
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR DOUBLERS EXTENDING FROM STATION ZERO TO 40 ON UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES OF SPAR WERE FOUND CORRODED UNDER ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS AND REAR ATTACH FITTING. STEEL BRACKETS RIVETED TO ALUMINUM STRUCTURE ON SEAPLANES ARE SUBJECT TO CORROSION. DOUBLERS WERE REPLACED. ALL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026