Single-engine piston

N2397

1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
216-254
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Minot, ND
1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5. Not a photo of N2397.
Registration record

N2397 on the FAA register

Type
1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5
Serial
216-254
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Minot, ND
Certificate issued
2009-07-15
Airworthiness date
1980-07-23
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A22D3C
Mode S (octal)
50426474
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2397 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
  • 1936-08-01
    N2397 previously assigned to a Alexander Combination Eagleroc (s/n 193); cancelled.
Overview

About N2397

N2397 is a 1956 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5, serial number 216-254. It is registered to an individual in Minot, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2009 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 23, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2397.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2397.

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.