Single-engine piston

N723DR

1964 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
1546
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Copper Valley Air Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Glennallen, AK
1964 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I. Not a photo of N723DR.
Registration record

N723DR on the FAA register

Type
1964 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))
Serial
1546
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Copper Valley Air Service LLC
Glennallen, AK
Certificate issued
2009-02-02
Airworthiness date
1983-07-26
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9AF0C
Mode S (octal)
52327414
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-03
    Accident at Northway, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N723DR.
  • 1983-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N723DR

N723DR is a 1964 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA model DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)), serial number 1546. The FAA register lists Copper Valley Air Service LLC as the registrant in Glennallen, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 July 26, 1983.

N723DR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-08-03 Accident · Northway, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC11TA079
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent contact with a dirt mound, resulting in the separation of the tailwheel from the 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.