Single-engine piston

N906JS

1966 DeHavilland DHC-2T

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1966
Serial
1659 TB34
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Destination Alaska Air Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Homer, AK
Registration record

N906JS on the FAA register

Type
1966 DeHavilland DHC-2T
Serial
1659 TB34
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Destination Alaska Air Service LLC
Homer, AK
Certificate issued
2023-12-18
Airworthiness date
1984-08-22
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC864F
Mode S (octal)
53103117
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N906JS.
  • 2012-07-08
    Accident at Cantwell, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1988-09-04
    Accident at Fairbanks, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N906JS

N906JS is a 1966 DeHavilland DHC-2T, serial number 1659 TB34. The FAA register lists Destination Alaska Air Service LLC as the registrant in Homer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 22, 1984.

N906JS has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-07-08 Accident · Cantwell, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC12CA070
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-2
Probable cause: The right seat passenger s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to provide a thorough preflight briefing to the passenger seated in the cockpit.
1988-09-04 Accident · Fairbanks, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC88LA123
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2

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.