Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
N55WE is a Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1952. It has 8 seats. It is registered to D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC, an LLC in Anchorage, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 25, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 5, 1989.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Dehavilland
- Model
- BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · all BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1s and related versions
- Serial number
- 273
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · P&W R-985 SERIES · 450 hp
- Seats
- 8
- Year built
- 1952
- Cruising speed
- 122 mph
- Transponder code
- A6FF0B (octal 51577413)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 25, 2023
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 3, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · May 5, 1989
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00074581
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- PO Box 231985
Anchorage, AK 99523-1985
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear
The public federal record on N55WE, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC, an LLC, certificate issued April 25, 2023, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 5, 1989, 37 years after the 1952 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 273 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N55WE was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 (serial 317405163, cancelled October 23, 1997). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N55WE: Accident on June 21, 2024 at Aleknagik, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 3, 2015 at Arctic Village, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 4, 1986 at Homestead, FL: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during initial climb.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC24LA054 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable, off-airport site, which resulted in a nose over.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC15CA075 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-350 · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for MIA86FA112 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data