# N2740X: 1953 Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-dhc-2) (registry code 2805001, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 579
- Year built: 1953
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1990
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2B7C6
- Registered owner: [Rustair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSTAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 69.9719° N, 150.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99519, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2740X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2740X

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-Kenmore DHC-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2740X.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 19930919043729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919043729I), Sep 19, 1993: Dhav DHC2* (N2740X), Kenai, AK. Engine failed in flight. Forced landing in plikakila river. Engine failed internally.

## Service difficulty reports (4)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ERHA20190805144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERHA20190805144), Jul 24, 2019: MOUNT BRACKET. DEFORMED. MOUNT BRACKET HAS ELONGATION OF ALL ATTACHMENT HOLES. AND EXHIBITS CORROSION.
- [SDR 20000714SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000714SH005), Aug 8, 1999: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. NR 2 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL. AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED UNTHREADING OF CYLINDER HEAD/BA
- [SDR 95ZZZX1795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1795), Apr 4, 1995: SPAR DOUBLER. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR DOUBLERS EXTENDING FROM STATION ZERO TO 40 ON UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES OF SPAR WERE FOUND CORRODED UNDER ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS 
- [SDR 95ZZZX1794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1794), Apr 4, 1995: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. AFTER REMOVING HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH BRACKET, C2FS543A, TO INCORPORATE MOD 2/1338, BULKHEAD FOUND PERFORATED BY CORROSION. DAMAGE WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2740X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2740X before.

- [Cancelled 1965-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2740X-1965-08-25): Cessna 180H, S/N 18051540. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-dhc-2/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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