# N954BS: 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: 83
- Year built: 1949
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 2014
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2024
- Expires: August 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AD43AD
- Registered owner: [Black Arrow Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20ARROW%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Englewood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Englewood)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9837° N, 82.3377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34223, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=954BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954BS

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 N954BS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N954BS.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N954BS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N954BS before.

- [Cancelled 2023-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954BS-2023-02-01): Raytheon C90A, S/N LJ-1681. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## 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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