N1543 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 27, 2024 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N1543 is reserved by a private party since March 27, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 cancelled March 27, 2024
- Serial number
- 1687TB55
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 12, 2024
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Ontario, - Airworthiness
- None on file
British Aircraft Corp BAC 1-11 203/AE cancelled May 22, 1996
- Serial number
- 017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Nigeria
- Certificate issued
- July 25, 1990
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1995
- Last owner
- Crl INC (Corporation)
Englewood, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Alexander Aircraft Co EAGLEROCK LONG WING cancelled June 21, 1928
- Serial number
- 218
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Graham Earl V (Individual)
San Francisco, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1543
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-2 · serial 1687TB55
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his selection of unsuitable terrain (rough water) for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with ocean swells during takeoff initial climb, and a hard emergency landing and a roll over. Factors contributing to the accident were a windshear, rough water, and buckling of the float assemblies when the airplane struck the waves.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site