Models / Dehavilland / BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 / N55WE Aircraft record N55WE 1952 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jun 2024) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2030 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2024 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued Apr 25, 2023
Expires Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date May 5, 1989 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 1952
Serial number 273
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 A6FF0B 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 2023 – now D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC Anchorage, AK · current 1976 – 1997 Key Largo Air Service INC Homestead, FL · different airframe: Piper Pa-31-350 S/N 317405163 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record