Aircraft Description
N38AK is a 1957 Dehavilland DHC-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Redemption INC in Kodiak, AK. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 16, 1999. The registration certificate was issued on November 29, 2017. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N38AK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A458FB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N38AK was last tracked by AviatorDB near Kodiak Municipal Airport (PAKD) on March 3, 2026. The FAA registry record for N38AK was last updated on September 6, 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 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N38AK. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC