N55WE
1952 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
N55WE on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2024-06-21Accident at Aleknagik, AK; damage: substantial.
- 2023-04-25Certificate of registration issued as N55WE to the current registrant.
- 2015-09-03Accident at Arctic Village, AK; damage: substantial.
- 1997-10-23N55WE previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 317405163); cancelled.
- 1989-05-05Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1952Manufactured (1952).
About N55WE
N55WE is a 1952 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1, serial number 273. The FAA register lists D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2023 and expires on April 30, 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 May 5, 1989.
N55WE has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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