Models / Dehavilland / BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 / N4040W Aircraft record N4040W 1957 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2022) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Jul 31, 2031 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2022 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner Sourdough Air Service INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued Jul 2, 2024
Expires Jul 31, 2031
Airworthiness Standard 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 data Airframe
Manufacturer Dehavilland
Model BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
Year 1957
Serial number 1147
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 A4BDEA 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 2024 – now Sourdough Air Service INC Fairbanks, AK · current until 1967 Piper Aircraft Corp Lock Haven, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-32-300 S/N 32-40056 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs 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 (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 18, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 18, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record