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  • DEHAVILLAND DHC 2 MK III

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AttributeDEHAVILLAND DHC 2 MK III
What it is
Seats10
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 (or PT6A-20)
Horsepower578 hp
FuelJetA
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1963
Production end1968
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed140 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
Seats10
Useful load2,220 lb
Full-fuel payload1,584 lb
Max takeoff weight5,370 lb
Empty weight3,150 lb
Usable fuel95 gal
Fuel burn at cruise45 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$1,095,000
Price, high$1,595,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO3,600 h
Overhaul cost, low$300,000
Overhaul cost, high$450,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time26
Active fleet24
Median year built1966.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years183.33 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active283.33 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months3
Transfers per 100 active312.5 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives5
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 7+ seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access60 of 10
Support73.1 of 10
Liquidity81.1 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 24 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 24 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 24 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 3.7 · 10 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 29.71.
  6. Access: class median 3,269.25.
  7. Support: class median 94.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 21.99.
  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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