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N47AK1953 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Dec 31, 2032
Based in
Kodiak, AK
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
5
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Redemption Leasing LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Kodiak, AK
Certificate issued
Dec 8, 2025
Expires
Dec 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Sep 25, 1978

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
Year
1953
Serial number
726
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
A5BECB

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
  1. 2025 – nowRedemption Leasing LLCKodiak, AK · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

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 (5)

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.

  • Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedAug 21, 2015

    ROUGHNESS FELT DURING FLIGHT COMING FROM THE ENG. NR 2 CYLINDER FAILED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · adc · malfunctionedApr 6, 2005

    THE ADC INSTALLED AS PART OF THE EFIS SYSTEM IAW STC NR SA02207AK WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT ACCURATE ALTITUDE READINGS. EACH TIME THE READING WAS RESET, THE ALTITUDE READING WOULD DEVIATE UP TO 2000 FT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · display · malfunctionedDec 21, 2004

    DISPLAY HAS AN INTERMITTENT LINE ACROSS MIDDLE OF SCREEN.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Navigation · display · inoperativeDec 21, 2004

    ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL 5.0 SOFTWARE, SCREEN WENT BLANK HALFWAY THROUGH UPGRADE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · adc · malfunctionedDec 21, 2004

    DURING GROUND FUNTIONAL TEST OF THE INITIAL INSTALLATION OF AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) INSTALLED AS PART OF THE CHELTON FLIGHT SYSTEMS EFIS-SV SYSTEM UNDER STC SA02203AK, ENCOUNTERED 100FT ALTITUDE DRIFT WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER BAROMETRIC PRESSURE HAD BEEN SET.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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