# N8690: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, registration cancelled 1989-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108)
- Serial number: 811
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABF29E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8690
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8690
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690-1989-05-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 ANC78FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA043), Jul 3, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N8690), Pelican, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76FAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAD07), Jun 10, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N8690), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19780703038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703038899A), Jul 3, 1978: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N8690), Pelican, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped. Entered narrow channel at 100FT AGL.
- [Accident 19760610015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610015049A), Jun 10, 1976: Dhav DHC2* (N8690), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof frm gravel road. Hit log pile.

## Other aircraft with N8690

- [Cancelled 1938-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690-1938-10-03): Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING, S/N B-21. Owner: [Woznicki John Emil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOZNICKI%20JOHN%20EMIL), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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