# N98JH: Dehavilland-Air SVC Caravan DHC-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland-Air SVC Caravan DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-air-svc-caravan-dhc-2) (registry code 2801830, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 953
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1998
- Certificate issued: March 17, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ADA99B
- Registered owner: [Yukon King LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YUKON%20KING%20LLC)
- Location: [Willow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Willow)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.8870° N, 149.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99688, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98JH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98JH

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-Air SVC Caravan 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 ANC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA138), Sep 16, 1988: de Havilland DHC-2 (N98JH), Mcgrath, 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 19960110002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960110002389I), Jan 10, 1996: Dhav DHC2MKI (N98JH), Willow, AK. Narrative: on January 10, 1996 at approximately 1530 hours, a Dehavilland DHC-2, N98JH owned by northern alps inc. dba Willow air, and was operated by mitch h.…
- [Accident 19880915039059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915039059A), Sep 15, 1988: Dhav DHC2* (N98JH), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle en route. Landed float equipped aircraft on the tundra. An exhaust valve had failed.

## 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-Air SVC Caravan DHC-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-air-svc-caravan-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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