# N906JS: 1966 Dehavilland DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (registry code 2808001, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1659 TB34
- Year built: 1966
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 18, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AC864F
- Registered owner: [Destination Alaska Air Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESTINATION%20ALASKA%20AIR%20SERVICE%20LLC)
- Location: [Homer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Homer)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 59.5385° N, 151.1869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99603, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=906JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906JS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 DHC-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC12CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA070), Jul 8, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right seat passenger’s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…
- [NTSB ANC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA123), Sep 4, 1988: de Havilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120707013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120707013359A), Jul 7, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. While flying at 1000 to 1500 feet the aircraft engine suddenly flamed out. The pilot was unable to restart the aircraft and made an emergency landing. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19880903036989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036989A), Sep 3, 1988: Dhav DHC2MK2 (N906JS), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Turbine engine failed after takeoff causing an engine fire. Trying to return, crashed on airport.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Dehavilland DHC-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2/stcs.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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