# N616W: 1958 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1290
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1977
- Last registry action: October 26, 2015
- Mode S code: A806FC
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=616W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616W-2018-05-30

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 DHC-2 MK.1: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR LAO2010F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LAO2010F00000), Mar 19, 2010: ROD. CORRODED. ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD ASSY WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION A SMALL HOLE WAS FOUND AT THE AFT END OF THE ROD IN THE LOWER WALL 

## 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 ANC13FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA054), Jun 4, 2013: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent…
- [NTSB ANC76AA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA120), Aug 9, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA042), Feb 28, 1973: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N616W), Sitka, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20130604009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604009819A), Jun 4, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During an airtour flight that initiated in Petersburg, the pilot lost situational awareness while attempting to climb over a ridge. The aircraft was flown in a…
- [Incident 19870117006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117006869I), Jan 17, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N616W), Kake, AK, Minor damage. Bounced 3 times during water landing into ocean swell. Float flying wire ends and strut fittings broke.
- [Accident 19760809034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809034519A), Aug 9, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Substantial damage. Precautionary ldg on water,on final entered a fog layer & lost visual reference. Float equipped.
- [Accident 19730228008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228008339A), Feb 28, 1973: Dhav DHC2* (N616W), Sitka, AK, Substantial damage. Maneuvering blo low clgs,set up ldg. Eng lost pwr and plt lnd near beach. Floats hit rocks at shore

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