# N4444Z: 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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008) - Serial number: 1307 - Year built: 1958 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: September 23, 1976 - Certificate issued: April 13, 1990 - Expires: January 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A55C75 - 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=4444Z - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4444Z 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 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 ANC24LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA073), Aug 2, 2024: De Havilland DHC2 (N4444Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. ## 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 20240802014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802014149A), Aug 2, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N4444Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On 08/02/2024 I was notified of a floatplane accident at Lake Hood, I arrived on scene and took multiple pictures. The aircraft was released per the NTSB for… ## 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 2024F00194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024F00194), Aug 2, 2024: EXHAUST VALVE. NONE. PILOT REPORTED: NORMAL: WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHECK, PREFLIGHT, FUELING (35 FRNT 35 CTR 05 REAR) PAX LOADING/BRIEFING, TAXI FOR SE DEPART, AND RUN UP. PREFLIGHT CH - [SDR 2020F00365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2020F00365), Jul 22, 2019: TIE ROD. CORRODED. ALL 4 LOWER FLOAT TIE-ROD (FLYING WIRES) WIRE PULLS SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION AND ATTACHMENT HOLE ELONGATION. - [SDR 2014F00137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014F00137), Jul 21, 2014: STUD. FAILED. THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND SLIGHT OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD IN HIS FLOAT EQUIPED ACFT. RETURNED TO THE WATER TAKEOFF ARE - [SDR 96ZZZX967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX967), Jan 11, 1996: BRACKET. CRACKED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING ON STABILIZER SPAR FOUND CRACKED. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION EVIDENT ON THE COMPLETE LENGTH OF CRACK. PART IS HIGHLY LOAD ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N4444Z The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4444Z before. - [Cancelled 1969-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444Z-1969-06-12): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8780. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven) ## Related - Other Dehavilland DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.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.