# N1215: 1961 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), registration cancelled 2015-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 2015
- Exported to: Papua New Guinea
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (registry code 2808002)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-806](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1479
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1988
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2014
- Last registry action: September 4, 2014
- Mode S code: A05A70
- Owner when cancelled: [Hands Of Rescue Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANDS%20OF%20RESCUE%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1215
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215-2015-10-08

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 DHC-2 MK. I(L20A): https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a.md

## 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 LAX89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA218), Jun 17, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1215), Trinity Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INTERRUPTION OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20001016031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016031569I), Oct 16, 2000: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N1215), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft is equipped with amphihous floats. Pilot forgot to put landing gear down, landed gear-up on runway 27R at Flying Cloud Airport.
- [Accident 19890617016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016049A), Jun 17, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N1215), Trinity, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported intermittent fuel flow on takeoff. Landed in dry river hit rock. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19890416026399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890416026399I), Apr 16, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N1215), Columbia, CA. Floatplane lost elevator control on takeoff. Aborted safely. Left aileron bellcrank bolt fell out. Not safetied.

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