Aircraft Description
N8DW is a 1951 Dehavilland DHC-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Tensas Flying Service LLC in St Joseph, LA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 18, 1995. The registration certificate was issued on February 2, 2015. The registration is set to expire on February 29, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N8DW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AADD8B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8DW was last updated on April 21, 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-1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8DW. 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