# N768: 1952 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 448
- Year built: 1952
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: AA5F3F
- Registered owner: [Flying D Farm Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20D%20FARM%20INC)
- Location: [Kerhonkson, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Kerhonkson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7899° N, 74.3135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12446, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=768
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N768

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 MK.1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N768.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N768.

## Reports on N768 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N768, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810720056739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720056739I), Jul 20, 1981: Piper PA25260 (N768), Yankton, SD, Minor damage. The pilot said he thought the engine was running rough so he made a precautionary landing in a field.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N768 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N768, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR ABXA2022092799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA2022092799), Sep 27, 2022: DRIVE ASSY. INTERMITTENT. RT GEN DRIVE INTERMITTENT. AIRCRAFT BACK TO BLOCK AND GROUNDED BY MAINTENANCE.MAINTENANCE DEFERRED RT. GEN. DRIVE. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH, PLACARD
- [SDR 0201179859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0201179859), Apr 14, 2002: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE RIGHT PACK DUCT TEMP WAS INDICATING ABOUT 150 DEGREES. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MSP AND L

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N768

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N768 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768-1929-08-16): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 853. Owner: [Jensen Jens & Phillip Bergman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENSEN%20JENS%20%26%20PHILLIP%20BERGMAN)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-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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