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N18048

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1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 · Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR

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Registered owner
Sale Reported
Location
Lavala Quebec, CA
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
186/224
Year built
1956
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Experimental, exhibition
Airworthiness date
February 11, 2011
Mode S code
A143B1
Registry status
Sale reported
Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5Airframe model · 2 seats · 1 engine · 16 registeredTCDS A26NMAirframe · Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5Engine modelDehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0

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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.

Information bulletins that may apply

Advisory, not mandatory.

No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N18048Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 aircraft
Investigations on N18048 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N18048, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.

NTSB SEA84FA158Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Henderson, NVThe acft crashed shortly after takeoff on a very hot day when the acft was seen turning with the nose elevated. Witnesses noted a shudder of the airframe then the nose dropped. Official temperature was 106 degrees but arpt personnelreported the temperature as…Jul 4, 1984 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N18048Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 aircraft
Reports on N18048 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N18048, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

Accident 19840704029499ACessna 150L · Henderson, NVHigh density altitude and over gross weight combined with pilots failure to maintain airspeed produced a stall.Jul 4, 1984 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N18048General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 10

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

Airframe · Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5

STC SA04652CHTo allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specificationSwift Fuels LLCSTC SA2748SOInstallation of Cleveland main wheels and brakes.Kaman Corporation Aircraft Wheel and Brake LLCSTC SA01967WIUse of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded AvgasGeneral Aviation Modifications Inc.STC SA04776NYThe HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintainedHIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc.STC SA02283SE PAGE 1Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30PElectronics International Inc.STC SA02402SE PAGE 1Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30CElectronics International Inc.STC SA00068SEInstallation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1)Electronics International Inc.STC SA01988SEInstallation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) MVP-50P.Electronics International Inc.STC SA01157LAInstallation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument.Electronics International Inc.STC SA2692SOInstallation of Cleveland brake conversion kit No. 199-79.Gullwing Corporation

Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2

These aircraft carried N18048 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

1938Cessna C-38 · S/N 400Cancelled Dec 5, 1938 · Built 1937 · Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, KSUndatedCessna 150L · S/N 15073758Cancellation date not recorded · Triennial form not returned