# N74EC: 1938 Dehavilland HORNET MOTH DH 87B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland HORNET MOTH DH 87B](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-hornet-moth-dh-87b) (registry code 2801013, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: 8161
- Year built: 1938
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2005
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A9F098
- Registered owner: [Woodlands Toy Store Lp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODLANDS%20TOY%20STORE%20LP)
- Location: [Eighty Four, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Eighty%20Four)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1794° N, 80.0900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15330, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74EC

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 HORNET MOTH DH 87B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N74EC.

## 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.

- [Incident 19870925068019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925068019I), Sep 25, 1987: Dhav DH87B (N74EC), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. This aircraft hit N4134W while taxiing. Wind reportedly spun N74EC around. Propeller on this aircraft was destroyed

## 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 HORNET MOTH DH 87B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-hornet-moth-dh-87b/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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