Single-engine piston

N1954J

1954 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1954
Serial
740
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sourdough Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N1954J on the FAA register

Type
1954 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
Serial
740
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Sourdough Air Service Inc
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2024-07-02
Airworthiness date
1994-03-21
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A17DAB
Mode S (octal)
50276653
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
637 nm
Cruise (type)
141 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N1954J.
  • 1994-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N1954J

N1954J is a 1954 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2, serial number 740. The FAA register lists Sourdough Air Service Inc as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 141 knots and a range of about 637 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 21, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1954J.

Cruise
141 kt
Range
637 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1954J.

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.