Single-engine piston

N5978

1951 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
308
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kodiak, AK
1951 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I. Not a photo of N5978.
Registration record

N5978 on the FAA register

Type
1951 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))
Serial
308
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kodiak, AK
Certificate issued
2019-05-29
Airworthiness date
1980-10-23
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A7BAD8
Mode S (octal)
51735330
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5978.
  • 1980-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N5978

N5978 is a 1951 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA model DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)), serial number 308. It is registered to an individual in Kodiak, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated October 23, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5978.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5978.

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.