# N64273: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, registration cancelled 1998-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102)
- Serial number: 897
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1987
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A87012
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow King Lodge Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20KING%20LODGE%20INC)
- Location: [Illiamna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Illiamna)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 59.7366° N, 154.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99606, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64273-1998-01-14

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

## 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 ANC93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA161), Aug 31, 1993: De Havilland DHC-2 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE RECURRENT TRAINING OF THE PILOT BY THE OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT.
- [NTSB ANC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA154), Sep 1, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT OPERATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

## 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 19930831032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831032349A), Aug 31, 1993: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Circling to look at moose. Lost control. Stalled. Indicates at or near gross weight. Lacked training turning stalls
- [Accident 19890831035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831035489A), Aug 31, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Wheels hit a soft spot during takeoff from a gravel bar. Aborted but struck a ditch before stopping.

## Other aircraft with N64273

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64273): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 1131-2013, built 2013
- [Cancelled 1954-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64273-1954-03-19): Cessna T-50, S/N 4214. Owner: [Mayer F Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYER%20F%20ROBERT), [Erie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erie)

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