Aircraft Description
N57XL is a 1957 Dehavilland DHC-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Arcus Aero LLC in Bridgeport, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 29, 1975. The registration certificate was issued on July 16, 2021. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2028. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N57XL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A74E28 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N57XL was last updated on May 26, 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 N57XL. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC