Aircraft Description
N28S is a 1955 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Gbh Aviation in Santa Monica, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 16, 1998. The registration certificate was issued on December 23, 1998. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2029. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N28S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2CD32 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N28S was last tracked by AviatorDB near Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) on January 26, 2026. The FAA registry record for N28S was last updated on July 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N28S. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC