# N493K: 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-AN-14B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (registry code 51654)
- Serial number: 56-0408
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A61C1E
- Registered owner: [Katmai Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KATMAI%20AIR%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=493K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493K

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N493K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N493K.

## 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 N493K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N493K before.

- [Cancelled 2003-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493K-2003-04-22): Froelich Robert E LANCAIR IV, S/N LIV065, built 1995. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Froelich Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROELICH%20ROBERT%20E), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b.md

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