Single-engine piston

N85HC

1959 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
1261
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rapids Camp Lodge (Corporation)
Based
King Salmon, AK
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Registration record

N85HC on the FAA register

Type
1959 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1
Serial
1261
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Registered owner
Rapids Camp Lodge
King Salmon, AK
Certificate issued
2017-06-12
Airworthiness date
2016-07-12
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA5B1
Mode S (octal)
52722661
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N85HC to the current registrant.
  • 2016-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-09-11
    N85HC previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17264426); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N85HC

N85HC is a 1959 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, serial number 1261. The FAA register lists Rapids Camp Lodge as the registrant in King Salmon, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-14B engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 12, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85HC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-24 Accident · Phillips, ME Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · NYC91FA188
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N85HC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE WING FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE, AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF UPHILL.

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.