# N777DH: 1949 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: 47
- Year built: 1949
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2012
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: AA835B
- Registered owner: [Kalinin Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALININ%20PARTNERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 58.3729° N, 134.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99801, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777DH

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 N777DH.

## 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 20260813011259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260813011259I), Aug 13, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N777DH), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft lost engine power shortly after departure from the float pond. The pilot subsequently landed in the river, where the aircraft floated into a log…

## Service difficulty reports (4)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR P9KA2016032301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P9KA2016032301), Mar 23, 2016: SHAFT. BROKEN. THE PILOT OF THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED ACFT DEPARTED ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AS THE REAR TANK APPROACHED EMPTY, MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FRONT TANK POSITI
- [SDR P9KA2015103002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P9KA2015103002), Oct 1, 2015: ELT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A ROUTINE ELT INSPECTION IAW 14 CFR 91.207, THE ELT G SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE BEACONS.
- [SDR P9KA2011F00167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P9KA2011F00167), Jul 20, 2011: EXHAUST VALVE. CRACKED. ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN A SUCKING SOUND WAS HEARD AS ENGINE DIED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK WAS 0/80. AFTER STAKING THE VALVE THE COMPRESSION WAS STILL 0/80. AIR WA
- [SDR 2008FA0000042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000042), Dec 12, 2007: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. CYLINDER CRACKED IN THE AREA OF EXHAUST VALVE.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N777DH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N777DH before.

- [Cancelled 1996-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777DH-1996-09-05): Cessna 210M, S/N 21061840. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bailes Roy D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILES%20ROY%20D), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## 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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