# N62873: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, registration cancelled 1991-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108)
- Serial number: 323
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1977
- Last registry action: April 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A8375E
- Owner when cancelled: [Channel Flying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANNEL%20FLYING%20INC)
- Location: [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 58.3729° N, 134.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99801, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62873
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62873
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62873-1991-06-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 SEA89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA074), Apr 19, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N62873), Pelican, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890419009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890419009439A), Apr 19, 1989: Dhav DHC2* (N62873), Pelican, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck rock wall near top of cloud obscured pass. Aircraft burned.
- [Incident 19890106007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106007549I), Jan 6, 1989: Dhav DHC2* (N62873), Juneau, AK. During level flight engine losing power. Landed at Juneau without incident. Engine had stuck exhaust valve.

## Other aircraft with N62873

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62873): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-7856061, built 1978

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