# N456N: 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: 1534
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1991
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1992
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A58992
- Registered owner: [Jw Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JW%20LIMITED)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5351° N, 122.3059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98108, 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=456N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456N

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

None matched to N456N.

## 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 19980713036219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713036219I), Jul 13, 1998: Dhav DHC2* (N456N), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-5) Pilot misread water conditions. The a/c bounced off of a swell, then hooked the tip of the left float in the next wave, causing the a/c to turn and roll…

## 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 N456N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N456N before.

- [Cancelled 1934-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456N-1934-03-26): Travel Air S-2000, S/N 210, built 1927. Owner: [Green J B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20J%20B), [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)

## 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

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