Single-engine piston

N6653K

1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
565
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Woodland Hills, CA
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1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I
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Registration record

N6653K on the FAA register

Type
1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))
Serial
565
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Woodland Hills, CA
Certificate issued
2011-07-26
Airworthiness date
1996-06-06
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8C997
Mode S (octal)
52144627
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N6653K to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956-02-15
    N6653K previously assigned to a Republic Seabee RC-3 (s/n 930); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N6653K

N6653K is a 1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA model DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)), serial number 565. It is registered to an individual in Woodland Hills, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 June 6, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6653K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-04-04 Accident · Vernon,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2142
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164 — a different aircraft that carried the N6653K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T KNOWN
1978-07-20 Accident · Walnut Ridge,Ar, 04 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1786
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164B — a different aircraft that carried the N6653K registration before this airframe.

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.