# N76CP: 1961 Dehavilland DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (registry code 2808001, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1474
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1988
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2026
- Expires: February 28, 2033
- Mode S code: AA3F6F
- Registered owner: [Claire Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAIRE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, 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=76CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76CP

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)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N76CP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N76CP.

## Reports on N76CP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N76CP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20011109037489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011109037489I), Nov 9, 2001: Cirrus SR20 (N76CP), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On November 9, 2001, at 1809 EDT, a Cirrus SR20, N76CP, registered to cfp associates, experienced a catastrophic engine failure, enroute to Fort Myers,…

## 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 N76CP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N76CP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2001FA0000557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000557), Nov 15, 2001: CRANKSHAFT. FAILED. IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE, CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT AND DOUBLE ROD FAILURE, BLEW TWO ROD THROUGH CASE.(K)

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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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