Single-engine piston

N31522

1952 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
535
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Newhalen Lodge Inc (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N31522 on the FAA register

Type
1952 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A
Serial
535
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Newhalen Lodge Inc
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2023-01-18
Airworthiness date
1982-02-19
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A35C1D
Mode S (octal)
50656035
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N31522.
  • 1987-08-09
    Accident at Chackachatna Ri, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N31522

N31522 is a 1952 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A, serial number 535. The FAA register lists Newhalen Lodge Inc as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 19, 1982.

N31522 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-09 Accident · Chackachatna Ri, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC87LA120
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2

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.