Single-engine piston

N720

1951 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
U S Dept of the Interior (Government)
Based
Boise, ID
Registration record

N720 on the FAA register

Type
1951 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
Serial
247
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-1
Registered owner
U S Dept of the Interior
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2007-11-19
Airworthiness date
2014-10-03
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A9A38B
Mode S (octal)
52321613
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2007-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N720 to the current registrant.
  • 1959-01-02
    N720 previously assigned to a Grumman G-21A (s/n B-144); cancelled.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N720

N720 is a 1951 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1, serial number 247. The FAA register lists U S Dept of the Interior as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2007 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-1 engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated October 3, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N720. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-08-09 Accident · Bethel, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC07LA077
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N720 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The improper [reversed] installation of the fuel selector handle by maintenance personnel.

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.