Single-engine piston

N8523

Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1262
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beaver Chase Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Brighton, MI
Registration record

N8523 on the FAA register

Type
Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1
Serial
1262
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Beaver Chase Air LLC
Brighton, MI
Certificate issued
2026-05-01
Airworthiness date
1997-06-06
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABB187
Mode S (octal)
52730607
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8523.
  • 2000-05-03
    Accident at Kenmore, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8523

N8523 is a Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, serial number 1262. The FAA register lists Beaver Chase Air LLC as the registrant in Brighton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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, 1997.

N8523 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-05-03 Accident · Kenmore, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA00LA083
Reported aircraft: de Havilland U-6A
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the power wave created by the nearby yacht, the rough water conditions, and the pilot's loss of visual contact with the wave during the rollout.

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.