# N77KZ: 1955 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-AN-14B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (registry code 51654)
- Serial number: 950
- Year built: 1955
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 23, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AA67A7
- Registered owner: [Coho Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COHO%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Kodiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kodiak)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 57.6828° N, 153.3790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99615, within about 36 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77KZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77KZ

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 BEAVER DHC-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B)

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 GAA19CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA563), Sep 22, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N77KZ), Mountain Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff configuration due to distraction, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to become airborne and its subsequent collision with rising terrain. Contributing to the…

## 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.

- [Accident 20190922013449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190922013449A), Sep 22, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N77KZ), Mountain Villag, AK, Substantial damage. Pre takeoff pilot failed to deploy flaps to takeoff setting. Aircraft did not become airborne, slid across tundra, came to stop about .25 miles from lake. Ac…

## 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-AN-14B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b.md

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