# N1544: 1958 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108, 8 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008) - Serial number: 1230 - Year built: 1958 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Multiple - Airworthiness date: October 5, 2011 - Certificate issued: December 15, 2000 - Expires: July 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A0DBEF - Registered owner: [Andrew Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREW%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Willow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Willow) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 61.8870° N, 149.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99688, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1544 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (3) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB GAA20CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA007), Oct 7, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N1544), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while landing on glassy water, which resulted in the left float touching the water, a loss of yaw control, and impact with a riverbank. - [NTSB ANC18LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA025), Jan 24, 2018: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 (N1544), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. - [NTSB ANC13CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA098), Sep 14, 2013: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 (N1544), Akhiok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a gusty tailwind. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20191007021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007021139A), Oct 7, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Akhiok, AK, Substantial damage. I departed karluk portage on the karluk river near larsen bay Alaska at 1357 akd. Terrain is a wide flat river valley with mountains on the outskirts. Winds… - [Accident 20180124013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180124013959A), Jan 24, 2018: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Afognak Island, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was being operated as a VFR part 135 flight by andrew airways. The aircraft departed kodiak, AK with a load of cargo and no passengers. During landing… - [Accident 20130914018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018939A), Sep 14, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. On September 14, 2013 at approximately 1300 local Alaska time a straight float equipped DHC-2, N1544 was departing the ayakulik river on Kodiak island with the… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N1544 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1544 before. - [Cancelled 1997-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544-1997-11-12): British BAC 1-11 203/AE, S/N 018. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [C R L Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20R%20L%20INC), [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood) - [Cancelled 1930-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544-1930-06-25): Swallow Airplane Mfg SWALLOW LAND PLANE, S/N 857. Owner: [Schaefer Royal E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAEFER%20ROYAL%20E), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago) ## Related - Other Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.