Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 78 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 airframes on record (built 1948–1989), 44 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.
The pilot’s exceedance of the floatplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.
A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a water loop.
The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which prevented the two pilots from seeing the other airplane before the collision, and the absence of visual and aural alerts from both airplanes’ traffic display systems, while operating in a geographic area with a high concentration of air tour activity. Contributing to the accident were (1) the Federal Aviation Administration’s provision of new transceivers that lacked alerting capability to Capstone Program operators without adequately mitigating the increased risk associated with the consequent loss of the previously available alerting capability and (2) the absence of a requirement for airborne traffic advisory systems with aural alerting among operators who carry passengers for hire.