# N4478: 1967 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3, registration cancelled 2005-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (registry code 2800107)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1653-TB30
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1968
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2003
- Last registry action: July 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A5680E
- Owner when cancelled: [Gci Communication Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GCI%20COMMUNICATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-2005-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MK.3: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3.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 ANC02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA106), Aug 29, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 MK3 (N4478), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use a checklist to ensure the airplane was in the proper landing configuration, which precipitated an inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended. A…
- [NTSB ANC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA077), May 24, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2-T (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE ENGINE'S FUEL SUPPLY BY SWITCHING OFF THE FUEL SHUT OFF. FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUD IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB ANC70A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0040), Nov 10, 1969: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N4478), Barrow, AK, substantial 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 20020827024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827024289A), Aug 27, 2002: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Aleknagik, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 27, 2002, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped de havilland DHC-2 mk 3 airplane, N4478, sustained substantial damage…
- [Accident 19920523019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523019479A), May 23, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Amphibious beaver had spool down en route when pilot turned fuel off instead of heat on. Landed on mud flats.
- [Incident 19820813048249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813048249I), Aug 13, 1982: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Deadhorse, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed in crosswind. On rollout gust hit left side, raised wing, aircraft weathervaned, right gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N4478

- [Cancelled 1931-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-1931-10-03): Alexander LONG WING EAGLEROCK, S/N 404. Owner: [Williard R M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIARD%20R%20M), [High Point, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/High%20Point)

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