# N48262: Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPMUNK - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPMUNK](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1-chipmunk) (registry code 2801704, 2 seats) - Engine: [Fairchild 6-440-C5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c5) (registry code 26008) - Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: DH8F-499 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition - Airworthiness date: March 8, 1982 - Certificate issued: August 5, 2026 - Expires: August 31, 2033 - Mode S code: A5F34C - Registered owners: [Cavanagh Patrick D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVANAGH%20PATRICK%20D), [Cavanagh Michael B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVANAGH%20MICHAEL%20B), [Cavanagh Misty R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVANAGH%20MISTY%20R) - Location: [Dubois, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Dubois) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 43.6278° N, 109.6292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82513, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48262 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48262 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. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPMUNK) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Fairchild 6-440-C5) - [AD 54-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-09-01): Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more - [AD 52-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/52-03-01): Pistons · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more ## 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 DEN81FTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC14), Apr 30, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N48262), Rawlins, WY, 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 19810430023149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430023149A), Apr 30, 1981: Dhav DHC1 (N48262), Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Lost power, crash-landed in rough field. Found fuel vents clogged. Fuel had siphoned in flight. Previous problem. ## 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) (6) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Fairchild 6-440-C5) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc. Lists 6-440 Series - [STC SE1-201](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE1-201): Installation of the Richter Aero Equipment Type B-4 or B-5 Temperature Probe. (O-360 SERIES (excl. A1C, C2B, C2D)). MidContinent Instru Co Inc - [STC SE00129WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00129WI): Approved fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON+MON)/2, per ASTM Spec D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SE519AL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE519AL): Installation of Ramsey Corporation piston rings. Aircraft Rebuilders, Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N48262 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48262 before. - [Cancelled 1955-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48262-1955-11-21): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L4829, built 1945. Owner: [Smith Lloyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LLOYD), [Glouster, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Glouster) ## Related - Other Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPMUNK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1-chipmunk/aircraft.md - The Fairchild 6-440-C5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c5.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.