Models / Dehavilland / BEAVER DHC-2 / N493K Aircraft record N493K Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2014) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Feb 28, 2030 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2014 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner Katmai Air LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued Feb 7, 2023
Expires Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness Restricted · Other
Airworthiness date Nov 30, 2006 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
Serial number 56-0408
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 A61C1E Engine
Make and model P & W R-985-An-14b
Type Reciprocating
Power 400 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2023 – now Katmai Air LLC Anchorage, AK · current 2000 – 2003 Individual owner Salt Lake City, UT · different airframe: 1995 Froelich Robert E Lancair Iv S/N Liv065 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