# N98EL: 1961 Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-dhc-2) (registry code 2805001, 8 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1416
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1990
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ADA93A
- Registered owner: [Alaskas Enchanted Lake Lodge Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKAS%20ENCHANTED%20LAKE%20LODGE%20INC)
- Location: [King Salmon, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/King%20Salmon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 59.0709° N, 155.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99613, within about 20 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98EL

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-Kenmore DHC-2)

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 ANC87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA078), Jun 11, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 (N98EL), King Salmon, 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, 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 19900726050079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900726050079I), Jul 26, 1990: Dhav DHC2* (N98EL), King Slamon, AK, Minor damage. Taxiing downwind on water takeoff. Made plow turn into wind. Wind caught wing and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19870611020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870611020059A), Jun 11, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N98EL), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff without using flaps. Overran the lake and stopped 75 yards out in open tundra.

## 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-Kenmore DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-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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