# N700NL: 1958 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2808006, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1232
- Year built: 1958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A955C5
- Registered owner: [Newhalen Lodge Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWHALEN%20LODGE%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1195° N, 149.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99515, 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=700NL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700NL

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 MK 1)

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 ANC98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA157), Sep 19, 1998: de Havilland DHC-2 (N700NL), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, and his attempted flight into adverse weather. Factors associated with the accident are high and gusty winds.

## 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 19980919025539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919025539A), Sep 19, 1998: Dhav DHC2* (N700NL), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 19, 1998, about 0745 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Dehavilland DHC-2 airplane, N700NL, sustained substantial damage during an…

## 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 DHC-2 MK 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-1/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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