# N741DB: 1958 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: 1331
- Year built: 1958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1974
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1997
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A9F68E
- Registered owner: [Associated Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9027° N, 122.2559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=741DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741DB

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 SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158), Aug 5, 2005: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 (N741DB), Renton, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information and the failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation, resulting in a midair collision. A factor…

## 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 20050804020642A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020642A), Aug 4, 2005: Dhav DHC2* (N741DB), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Collided with Cessna 150, N66234, while entering downwind for a water landing north of the Renton Municipal Airport approximately one and a half miles…
- [Accident 19900529022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529022559A), May 29, 1990: Dhav DHC1B2 (N741DB), Chatham, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power below ridge line, had to land in trees.

## 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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