Single-engine piston

N8DW

1951 Dehavilland DHC-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1951
Serial
F354
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tensas Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
St Joseph, LA
Registration record

N8DW on the FAA register

Type
1951 Dehavilland DHC-1
Serial
F354
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Tensas Flying Service LLC
St Joseph, LA
Certificate issued
2015-02-02
Airworthiness date
1995-12-18
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AADD8B
Mode S (octal)
52556613
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8DW.
  • 1995-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1977-01-22
    Accident at Walls,Ms, 24; damage: substantial.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N8DW

N8DW is a 1951 Dehavilland DHC-1, serial number F354. The FAA register lists Tensas Flying Service LLC as the registrant in St Joseph, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 18, 1995.

N8DW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-01-22 Accident · Walls,Ms, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0667
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland OHC-1
Probable cause: ABLE ALLOWED BOTH FLAPS TO RETRACT.

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.