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Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

38currently registered

70average age (years)

1956median model year

8seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

263.2NTSB events per 1,000 registered

10NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Alaska	22
Washington	5
Oregon	4
Montana	2
Wyoming	1
Utah	1

Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 airframes with a public accident record

These Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N114GH 1954 · 1 record prior tail number
N493K · 1 record prior tail number
N4787C · 3 records
N1544 1958 · 3 records
N741DB 1958 · 1 record
N1018A 1951 · 1 record
N1018D 1952 · 1 record
N10395 1959 · 1 record

Other Dehavilland models

DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · 91 registered
BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · 76 registered
DHC-2 · 66 registered
DHC-6-300 · 59 registered
TIGER MOTH DH 82A · 52 registered
DHC-3 · 48 registered
DHC-2 MK 1 · 40 registered
DHC-6 TWIN OTTER · 26 registered

Was this Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24