Single-engine piston

N47AK

1953 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
726
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Redemption Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Kodiak, AK
Registration record

N47AK on the FAA register

Type
1953 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
Serial
726
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Redemption Leasing LLC
Kodiak, AK
Certificate issued
2025-12-08
Airworthiness date
1978-09-25
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5BECB
Mode S (octal)
51337313
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N47AK.
  • 1978-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N47AK

N47AK is a 1953 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2, serial number 726. The FAA register lists Redemption Leasing LLC as the registrant in Kodiak, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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), dated September 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47AK.

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 N47AK.

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.