# N49GB: 1957 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: 1181
- Year built: 1957
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A60E57
- Registered owner: [Wygant Dee R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYGANT%20DEE%20R)
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49GB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49GB

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 ANC04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA097), Aug 26, 2004: de Havilland DHC-2 (N49GB), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a river bank during the takeoff run.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040826022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826022009A), Aug 26, 2004: Dhav DHC2* (N49GB), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot indicated that during a takeoff from big river (approximately 150' wide) during his climb out the floats collided with a sand river bank and…
- [Incident 19980916035469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980916035469I), Sep 16, 1998: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N49GB), AK, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot landed on a river in a float plane. He was the sole occupant on board. His touchdown was in too flat of an attitute, right float produced excessive…

## 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.

## 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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