Aircraft record

N623551957 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2008)3 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2030
Based in: Juneau, AK; owner city / state
Engine: R-985 SERIES · 450 hp; P&W
Owners: 1; since 1994
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2008
ADs may apply: 3; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Ward Air INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Juneau, AK
Certificate issued: May 10, 1994
Expires: Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: May 6, 1994

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: DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Year: 1957
Serial number: 1045
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: A82487

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

1994 – nowWard Air INCJuneau, AK · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 11, 2008 · Juneau, AK

Structural damage to the airplane as the result of a birdstrike.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: ANC08LA067

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC08LA067)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2007-12-13	Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate No. A-806 Previously Held by deHavilland Inc.)…	Jul 16, 2007	Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))Only with: Equipped with wing lift strut assemblies P/Ns C2W1103, C2W1103A, C2W1104, or C2W1104A.
2004-21-06	deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II Airplanes and Bombardier Inc. Model…	Dec 6, 2004	Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))Only with: DHC-3 airplanes only when powered by radial engines.
99-15-07	deHavilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes	Sep 10, 1999	Airframe (DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

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.

Navigation · display · malfunctionedMar 24, 2004
FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE EFIS-SV SYSTEM, THE SOFTWARE WAS LOADED ONTO A SMART MEDIA CARD AND THE SMART MEDIA CARD WAS INSERTED INTO THE INTEGRATED DISPLAY UNIT (IDU). SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO UPLOAD THE INFORMATION INTO THE SYSTEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IDU WOULD NOT READ THE…
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

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