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  • DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

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AttributeDEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
What it is
Seats7
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 Wasp Junior (radial)
Horsepower450 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1947
Production end1967
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed125 KTAS
Range455 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft
Climb rate1,020 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)45 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,000 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,000 ft
Load and fuel
Seats7
Useful load2,100 lb
Full-fuel payload1,626 lb
Max takeoff weight5,100 lb
Empty weight3,000 lb
Usable fuel79 gal
Fuel burn at cruise27 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$300,000
Price, high$800,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,200 h
Overhaul cost, low$70,000
Overhaul cost, high$120,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time132
Active fleet76
Median year built1956.0
NTSB events, last 10 years14
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1184.21 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active239.47 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months6
Transfers per 100 active37.89 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 7+ seats
Accident record48.2 of 10
Severity55.5 of 10
Access60 of 10
Support77.3 of 10
Liquidity80.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)921.9 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 76 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 76 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 76 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 35.06 · 12 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 19.51.
  6. Access: class median 1,122.75.
  7. Support: class median 183.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 22.19.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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