Single-engine piston

N1178R

1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
508
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Petersburg Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Petersburg, AK
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Registration record

N1178R on the FAA register

Type
1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1
Serial
508
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Petersburg Flying Service LLC
Petersburg, AK
Certificate issued
2020-08-18
Airworthiness date
2011-02-24
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A049B4
Mode S (octal)
50044664
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1178R to the current registrant.
  • 2011-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-03-14
    N1178R previously assigned to a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17281455); cancelled.
  • 1999-04-13
    N1178R previously assigned to a Raven Industries RX6 (s/n RX6-233); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N1178R

N1178R is a 1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, serial number 508. The FAA register lists Petersburg Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Petersburg, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1178R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1178R.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.