Single-engine piston

N68080

1954 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1954
Serial
694
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midnight Sun Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Homer, AK
Registration record

N68080 on the FAA register

Type
1954 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1
Serial
694
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-3
Registered owner
Midnight Sun Leasing LLC
Homer, AK
Certificate issued
2025-06-13
Airworthiness date
2007-12-21
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A906C0
Mode S (octal)
52203300
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N68080.
  • 2021-07-19
    Accident at King Salmon, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N68080

N68080 is a 1954 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, serial number 694. The FAA register lists Midnight Sun Leasing LLC as the registrant in Homer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-3 engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 2007.

N68080 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-07-19 Accident · King Salmon, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC21LA062
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1
Probable cause: The pilot s exceedance of the floatplane s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

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.