# N343WB: 1955 Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (registry code 2800105, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1644
- Year built: 1955
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1992
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A3CA69
- Registered owner: [Sportsmans Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORTSMANS%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: LLC
- 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=343WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343WB

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 U-6A)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA055), Jun 7, 2003: de Havilland DHC-2 (N343WB), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport…

## 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.

- [Accident 20030606012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606012249A), Jun 6, 2003: Dhav DHC2* (N343WB), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 6, 2003 at about 1705 ast, a float equipped Dehavilland DHC-2 beaver airplane received substantial damage when it collided with trees and a…

## 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 N343WB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N343WB before.

- [Cancelled 1969-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343WB-1969-12-22): Cessna T210G, S/N T2100292. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Pacific Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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