Single-engine piston

N343WB

1955 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1955
Serial
1644
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sportsmans Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N343WB on the FAA register

Type
1955 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A
Serial
1644
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Sportsmans Leasing LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2014-07-25
Airworthiness date
1992-08-06
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3CA69
Mode S (octal)
50745151
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N343WB to the current registrant.
  • 2003-06-07
    Accident at Anchorage, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1992-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-12-22
    N343WB previously assigned to a Cessna T210G (s/n T2100292); cancelled.
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N343WB

N343WB is a 1955 Dehavilland Beaver U-6A, serial number 1644. The FAA register lists Sportsmans Leasing LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 2014 and expires on July 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 August 6, 1992.

N343WB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-06-07 Accident · Anchorage, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC03LA055
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2
Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport site.

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.