# N9766Z: 1953 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 504
- Year built: 1953
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1985
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AD9D31
- Registered owner: [Kenmore Air Harbor LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENMORE%20AIR%20HARBOR%20LLC)
- Location: [Kenmore, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kenmore)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7499° N, 122.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98028, 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=9766Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9766Z

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 BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1)

None in force.

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

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 SEA00FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA001), Oct 1, 1999: de Havilland DHC-2 Mark 1 (N9766Z), Port Blakely, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees/terrain. Contributing factors were rising terrain and trees.

## 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, 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 19991001041049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001041049A), Oct 1, 1999: N9766Z, Bainbridge Isla, WA, No damage. (-23) While flying over pugent sound toward upsloping terrain at the southern end of Bainbridge island, the pilot initiated a climb. The a/c transitioned into…
- [Incident 19930114003529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930114003529I), Jan 14, 1993: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N9766Z), Kenmore, WA, Minor damage. Severe air turbulence after departure from lake. Returned. Extreme wind blew aircraft backwards and over.

## 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 N9766Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9766Z before.

- [Cancelled 1966-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9766Z-1966-02-18): Macchi LASA 60, S/N 1024. Exported to Guinea. Owner: [Alaska Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIRLINES), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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