# N37756: 1961 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1456
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2017
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A450F2
- Registered owner: [Blue Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37756
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37756

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 DHC-2)

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 ANC81DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA070), Jun 19, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N37756), Juneau, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19810619036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619036169A), Jun 19, 1981: Dhav DHC2* (N37756), Taku River, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to make a down River takeoff. Aborted. Current carried seaplane into trees and a submerged log near shore.

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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 2005FA0001500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001500), Oct 1, 2005: MOUNT. CRACKED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND THE ADC TRAY CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS ONE END. (K)
- [SDR 2004F00438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00438), Dec 21, 2004: TRACK. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE MOUNTING BRACKET FLANGE CRACKE
- [SDR 2004FA0000862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000862), Sep 13, 2004: TRANSDUCER. MALFUNCTIONED. REMOVED FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER PN 660526AS INSTALLED UNDER STC NR SA809GL. UNIT PROVIDING ERRONEOUS FUEL FLOW READINGS AND CAUSING THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) ALS

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N37756

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N37756 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37756-1955-10-10): Rearwin 180, S/N 1569, built 1941. Owner: [Quackenbush Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUACKENBUSH%20MARSHALL), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-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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