# N1959B: 1958 Dehavilland DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (registry code 2808001, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (registry code 51654)
- Serial number: 1371
- Year built: 1958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2014
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A17E53
- Registered owner: [Reinbold Frederick K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINBOLD%20FREDERICK%20K)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1959B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1959B

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-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1959B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1959B.

## Reports on N1959B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N1959B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19820806060789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806060789A), Aug 6, 1982: Cessna 195 (N1959B), Dixon, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control landing in crosswind and ground looped aircraft dragging wingtip.

## 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 N1959B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1959B before.

- [Cancelled 2009-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1959B-2009-09-18): Luscombe 8E, S/N 6386, built 1948. Registration revoked. Owner: [Mcbee William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBEE%20WILLIAM%20E), [Augusta, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Augusta)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b.md

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