Single-engine piston

N860BL

1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
575
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orcas Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Orcas, WA
1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I
Representative photo of a Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I. Not a photo of N860BL.
Registration record

N860BL on the FAA register

Type
1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A))
Serial
575
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Orcas Aircraft LLC
Orcas, WA
Certificate issued
2018-07-20
Airworthiness date
1988-05-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABCEFB
Mode S (octal)
52747373
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N860BL.
  • 1988-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N860BL

N860BL is a 1953 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK I (FAA model DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)), serial number 575. The FAA register lists Orcas Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Orcas, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 May 5, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N860BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N860BL.

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.