# N68083: 1958 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, registration cancelled 2019-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1254
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1996
- Last registry action: August 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A906C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Rust Properties L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUST%20PROPERTIES%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 69.9719° N, 150.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99519, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68083
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68083-2019-11-01

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 (3)

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

- [SDR 2020F00364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2020F00364), Jul 19, 2019: TIE ROD. FAILED. FORWARD LT LOWER TIE-ROD (FLYING WIRE) WIRE-PULL ATTACHMENT FAILED. THE AFT RT UPPER TIE-ROD (FLYING WIRE) WIRE-PULL ATTACHMENT FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGIDITY 
- [SDR ERHA2019F00038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERHA2019F00038), Sep 1, 2018: CYLINDER HEAD. SEPARATED. THE CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL ON CYLINDER NR 9.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1722), Mar 13, 1995: RIB. CORRODED. LEFT ELEVATOR TIP RIB WAS FOUND PERFORATED BY CORROSION UNDER MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS C2TE-113 AND DASH 115. ONLY ONE FASTENER WAS RETAINING THE WEIGHTS. THE LEAD 

## 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 ANC19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA035), Jul 19, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N68083), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's floats impact with an ocean wave or swell, which exceeded the design load specifications of the flying wire assemblies and resulted in a partial separation of the float assemblies.

## 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 20190719012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012189A), Jul 19, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N68083), Homer, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. A Dehavilland beaver on floats was taking off on Tutka Bay near Homer, Alaska. The aircraft crashed on takeoff due to unknown circumstances. Seven persons on…
- [Incident 20010621015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621015349I), Jun 21, 2001: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On June 21, 2001, at approximately 11:28 am, a float equipped Dehavilland, dhc-ii-mki, beaver airplane, N6803, sustained damage during a river landing at…
- [Incident 19811003090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003090169I), Oct 3, 1981: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed at seaplane base, lost control during water taxi, went up on bank.

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