Single-engine piston

N9279Z

1952 Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
345
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Snow Mountain Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
Registration record

N9279Z on the FAA register

Type
1952 Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20
Serial
345
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Snow Mountain Enterprises LLC
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2004-06-04
Airworthiness date
1976-04-08
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACDBD6
Mode S (octal)
53155726
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-09
    Accident at Coffman Cove, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N9279Z.
  • 1976-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N9279Z

N9279Z is a 1952 Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20, serial number 345. The FAA register lists Snow Mountain Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2004 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 April 8, 1976.

N9279Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-07-09 Accident · Coffman Cove, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC21LA057
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20
Probable cause: The pilot s impact with a buoy on takeoff which resulted in a nose-over.

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.