# N9290Z: 1959 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, registration cancelled 2011-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 1387
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2005
- Last registry action: August 22, 2008
- Mode S code: ACE209
- Owner when cancelled: [Radial Power Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RADIAL%20POWER%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9290Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9290Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9290Z-2011-05-17

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 (2)

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

- [SDR W0P2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/W0P2003F00000), Mar 25, 2003: RIB. CORRODED. UPON COMPLYING WITH AD, FOUND CORROSION TO HAVE SEVERELY EATEN AWAY THE TIP RIB ON FOUR DIFFERENT ELEVATORS.
- [SDR 99ZZZX3724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3724), Aug 1, 1999: DISTRIBUTOR. LEAKING. ENGINE PRIMER DISTRIBUTOR LEAKED FUEL WHEN ENGINE PRIMER WAS OPERATED. AN 823-4D ELBOW FOUND EXTREMELY LOOSE IN DISTRIBUTOR. FITTING HAD SOMEHOW ELONGATED PIPE 

## 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 ANC10FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA064), Jul 23, 2010: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N9290Z), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the flight toward his destination in significant turbulence and downdrafts, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying low over…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20100723041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100723041199A), Jul 23, 2010: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC- (N9290Z), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft holding VFR, awaiting special VFR clearance into the Ketchikan airport class e airspace, encountered deteriorating weather conditions and very gusty…

## Other aircraft with N9290Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9290Z): Bell 206B, S/N 2452, built 1978

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