# N1018H: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, registration cancelled 2000-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2000
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108)
- Serial number: 732
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1997
- Last registry action: February 25, 1998
- Mode S code: A00BE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Taquan Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAQUAN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1018H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1018H-2000-04-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 SEA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA089), May 30, 1990: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1018H), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSS WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND A TREE ON THE SHORELINE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR…
- [NTSB SEA87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA044), Jan 8, 1987: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 (N1018H), Shoal Cove, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA049), Jan 30, 1986: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1018H), Metlakatla, AK, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900529017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017809A), May 29, 1990: Dhav DHC2* (N1018H), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing close to shore,due to gusty surface wind hooked a wing on a tree.
- [Accident 19870108002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108002059A), Jan 8, 1987: Dhav DHC2* (N1018H), Shoal Cove, AK, Substantial damage. The floatplane struck an unmarked wire during water taxi after landing.
- [Accident 19860130017152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130017152A), Jan 30, 1986: Dhav DHC2MK2 (N1018H), Metlakatla, AK, Minor damage. While holding in 2 foot waves short of dock, wingtip struck by departing 127WA.

## Other aircraft with N1018H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018H): Cessna TR182, S/N R18201649, built 1980
- [Cancelled 1959-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1018H-1959-04-16): Aeronca 15AC, S/N 15AC-20. Owner: [Lyon Walter G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYON%20WALTER%20G), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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