# N18048: 1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 - Status: Sale reported - Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s5) (registry code 2801739, 2 seats) - Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004) - Data sheets: [TCDS A26NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26NM) (William E. Lamon) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 186/224 - Year built: 1956 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: February 11, 2011 - Mode S code: A143B1 - Location: Lavala Quebec, Canada - Owner type: Individual - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18048 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18048 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. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N18048. ## NTSB investigations on N18048 not matched to an aircraft (1) 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 SEA84FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA158), Jul 4, 1984: Cessna 150 (N18048), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N18048. ## 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 19840704029499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704029499A), Jul 4, 1984: Cessna 150L (N18048), Henderson, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. High density altitude and over gross weight combined with pilots failure to maintain airspeed produced a stall. ## 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) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA2748SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2748SO): Installation of Cleveland main wheels and brakes. Kaman Corporation Aircraft Wheel and Brake LLC - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA02283SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02283SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA02402SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02402SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30C. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc - [STC SA01988SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01988SE): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) MVP-50P. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA01157LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01157LA): Installation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA2692SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2692SO): Installation of Cleveland brake conversion kit No. 199-79. Gullwing Corporation ## Earlier aircraft with N18048 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18048 before. - [Cancelled 1938-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18048-1938-12-05): Cessna C-38, S/N 400, built 1937. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18048-undated): Cessna 150L, S/N 15073758. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s5/aircraft.md - The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.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.