Single-engine piston

N48262

Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
DH8F-499
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440-C5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Dubois, WY
Registration record

N48262 on the FAA register

Type
Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
Serial
DH8F-499
Engines
Fairchild 6-440-C5
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dubois, WY
Certificate issued
2026-08-05
Airworthiness date
1982-03-08
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5F34C
Mode S (octal)
51371514
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N48262 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1981-04-30
    Accident at Rawlins,Wy, 50; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-11-21
    N48262 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft DCO-65 / L-2M (s/n L4829); cancelled.
Overview

About N48262

N48262 is a Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, serial number DH8F-499. It is registered to co-owners in Dubois, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440-C5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 8, 1982.

N48262 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-04-30 Accident · Rawlins,Wy, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3339
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-1
Probable cause: REACHING ARPT.FND VENT OBSTD,UNKN MTRL,CAP LOOSE.

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.