Single-engine piston

N493K

Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
56-0408
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Katmai Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N493K on the FAA register

Type
Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
Serial
56-0408
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Registered owner
Katmai Air LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2023-02-07
Airworthiness date
2006-11-30
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A61C1E
Mode S (octal)
51416036
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N493K to the current registrant.
  • 2006-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2003-04-22
    N493K previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair IV (s/n LIV065); cancelled.
Overview

About N493K

N493K is a Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2, serial number 56-0408. The FAA register lists Katmai Air LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-14B 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 restricted category, dated November 30, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N493K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2000-06-08 Accident · Bountiful, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN00LA105
Reported aircraft: Froelich Lancair IV — a different aircraft that carried the N493K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's unsuccessful remedial action (dive to avoid the power line). Contributing factors were the power line, the tires and the fence.

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.