# N17394: 1952 Dehavilland BEAVER L-20A, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER L-20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-l-20a) (registry code 2800104)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 495
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A12802
- Owner when cancelled: [R And J Aircraft Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20AND%20J%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17394
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17394
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17394-2013-07-30

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 L-20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-l-20a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC94FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA105), Aug 12, 1994: De Havilland DHC-2 (N17394), Port Alsworth, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE BOX/BLIND CANYON AND PROXIMITY OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.
- [NTSB ANC91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA153), Sep 25, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 MKI (N17394), Holitna River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE'S FLOAT HIT A SUBMERGED LOG DURING LANDING ON THE RIVER, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHING INTO THE WATER.

## 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 19940811021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021139A), Aug 11, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N17394), Port Alsworth, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Observed flying low and slow and stall out of a turn. Burned on ground impact. No anomalies found.
- [Accident 19910925042919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925042919A), Sep 25, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N17394), Holitna River, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on River float,plane pontoon struck a submerged log. Cartwheeled and came to rest inverted.
- [Incident 19800824064209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064209I), Aug 24, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N17394), Woodbine, MD, 1 fatal. Main chute failed to deploy, reserve chute did not inflate. Connector link had separated.

## Other aircraft with N17394

- [Cancelled 1938-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17394-1938-05-16): Lockheed 14-H, S/N 1439. Owner: [Lockheed Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCKHEED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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